We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,223 of its 5,388 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kyiv accounted for 862 of Ukraine's 2,223 stories about harm, carried by 941 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
67 of its 187 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Taipei accounted for 51 of Taiwan's 67 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (31 stories). Power cuts were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
94 of its 180 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
37 of its 68 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (51 stories). Flooding was named in 162 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 40 of Afghanistan's 93 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
78 of its 172 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories).
17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
5 of Khartoum's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (162 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in India (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in US (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 19,803 stories about harm among 88,552 counted on 3 Mar.
Refugees were reported at about 4 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 88,552 stories, as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Ukraine. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 3 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, 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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