We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
38 of its 55 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 19 of Jenin's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
51 of its 91 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Pulwama accounted for 39 of Kashmir's 51 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
11 of its 18 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
8 of its 20 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
41 of its 102 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 38 of Belgium's 41 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 27 of Brussels' 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
847 of its 2,015 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 340 of Ottawa's 382 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (236 stories).
Kabul accounted for 112 of Afghanistan's 166 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
72 of Wellington's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Sanaa accounted for 29 of Yemen's 44 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
25 of Berlin's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Heatwave was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Germany (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Russia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 16,587 stories about harm among 75,177 counted on 14 Feb.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 4 August 2021. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Ireland's news. A year earlier, on 14 February 2021, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 75,177 stories, below the usual 25.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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