We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,316 of its 2,544 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 560 of Ukraine's 1,316 stories about harm, carried by 828 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
229 of its 765 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Outbreaks were named in 119 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
16 of its 17 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Darfur accounted for 12 of Sudan's 16 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. 7 of Darfur's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
82 of its 186 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tehran accounted for 32 of Iran's 82 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
114 of its 203 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Erbil accounted for 78 of Iraq's 114 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
512 of its 1,832 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
94 of its 209 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Seoul accounted for 26 of South Korea's 41 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
8 of its 9 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Nampula accounted for 8 of Mozambique's 8 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Russia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in US (52 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 9,835 stories about harm among 40,927 counted on 13 Mar.
The news turned to Ukraine for the third day running. 24 in every 100 of the day's 40,927 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the UK. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in China's news. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 6 of them.
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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