We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
48 of its 115 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Copenhagen accounted for 29 of Denmark's 48 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
88 of its 111 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Sanaa accounted for 36 of Yemen's 88 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Illness was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
110 of its 160 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 44 of Myanmar's 110 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. 36 of Aung Hlaing's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
16 of its 21 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
63 of its 154 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
10 of Vienna's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
52 of its 165 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 11 of Geneva's 22 stories were about protests or strikes.
Kathmandu accounted for 21 of Nepal's 31 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 14 of Kathmandu's 21 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Australia (122 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Austria (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Egypt (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Türkiye (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (21 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 Feb. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 23,231 stories about harm among 92,875 counted on 12 Feb.
For the second day running, the news turned to Denmark. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 92,875 stories, below the usual 26. Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in Australia's news. A year earlier, on 13 February 2020, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Denmark stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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