We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
34 of its 42 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dakar accounted for 24 of Senegal's 34 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 22 of Dakar's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
25 of its 35 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Malabo accounted for 16 of Equatorial Guinea's 25 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
224 of its 342 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Qaraqosh accounted for 107 of Iraq's 224 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
282 of its 1,049 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Flu was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
88 of its 97 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Yangon accounted for 70 of Myanmar's 88 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. 67 of Yangon's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 10 of Asuncion's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
13 of its 31 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 3 of Bucharest's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
63 of its 164 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Colombo accounted for 43 of Sri Lanka's 63 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Train derailment was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Bangkok accounted for 23 of Thailand's 31 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 18 of Bangkok's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Pakistan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Nigeria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Mar. 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 11,888 stories about harm among 43,847 counted on 7 Mar.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Senegal. of the day's 43,847 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Greece's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual. Senegal's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. A year earlier, on 7 March 2020, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Myanmar, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 much harsher than 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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