We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
106 of its 228 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 106 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
623 of its 1,866 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Outbreaks were named in 300 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
81 of its 259 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of its 125 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Erbil accounted for 45 of Iraq's 75 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Sanaa accounted for 21 of Yemen's 43 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
1,576 of its 3,415 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 687 of Ukraine's 1,576 stories about harm, carried by 958 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (462 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Outbreaks were named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
13 of its 15 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
13 of its 29 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Yemen (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Malawi (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Canada (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 16,958 stories about harm among 75,950 counted on 14 Mar.
Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 75,950 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 March 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Iran's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%.
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 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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.