We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
249 of its 519 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Peshawar accounted for 121 of Pakistan's 249 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
63 of its 173 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,467 of its 3,277 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kyiv accounted for 568 of Ukraine's 1,467 stories about harm, carried by 921 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (302 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
17 of its 24 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tunis accounted for 10 of Tunisia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets.
17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Mondoro accounted for 12 of Mali's 17 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
895 of its 3,453 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Power cuts 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.
32 of its 108 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
42 of its 114 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).
15 of its 36 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
12 of its 32 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Minsk's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Australia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Russia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in US (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 11,251 stories about harm among 47,910 counted on 5 Mar.
Refugees were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. of the day's 47,910 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. South Korea's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Pakistan.
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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