We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
65 of its 144 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Oslo accounted for 34 of Norway's 65 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
236 of its 317 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Copenhagen accounted for 143 of Denmark's 236 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
23 of its 55 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 148 of Israel's 276 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
25 of its 68 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bissau accounted for 25 of Guinea-Bissau's 25 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Measles was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and rubella. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
20 of its 57 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
48 of its 106 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
128 of its 476 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Haiti (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Palestine (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Brazil (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); train derailment in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 21,870 stories about harm among 89,476 counted on 1 Feb.
In Denmark's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 89,476 stories, below the usual 27. Norway's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. A year earlier, on 1 February 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Over January, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 in January 2021.
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 softer 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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