We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
62 of its 73 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Beledweyne accounted for 28 of Somalia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
51 of its 112 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tigray accounted for 30 of Ethiopia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
25 of its 47 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%.
67 of its 119 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 67 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
77 of its 172 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 37 of Bangladesh's 77 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (148 stories). Measles was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
31 of its 78 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
28 of its 83 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
58 of its 146 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Portugal (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Egypt (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in China (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 19,105 stories about harm among 88,402 counted on 24 Mar.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 4 August 2021. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 88,402 stories, below the usual 23. It was the second day running that the news turned to Somalia. In Portugal's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 8 times their usual. A year earlier, on 24 March 2021, 25 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 softer 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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