We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
31 of its 96 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 14 of Minsk's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
479 of its 1,540 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Heavy rain was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts, drownings and cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
25 of its 59 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Pointe-A-Pierre accounted for 18 of Trinidad & Tobago's 25 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
87 of its 139 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 961 of Ukraine's 1,986 stories about harm, carried by 1,009 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (276 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Road crashes were named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
30 of Ottawa's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
53 of its 147 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).
73 of its 137 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in Germany (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in UK (61 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in India (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Russia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in US (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 17,056 stories about harm among 76,178 counted on 28 Feb.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 76,178 stories, below the usual 24. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Germany's news. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 28 February 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.
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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