We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
88 of its 202 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bogota accounted for 77 of Colombia's 88 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (82 stories). Illness was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
246 of its 791 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Plane crash was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and tsunami.
Kabul accounted for 46 of Afghanistan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 29 of Kabul's 46 stories were about protests or strikes.
153 of its 370 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jeddah accounted for 99 of Saudi Arabia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
9 of its 22 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Sanaa accounted for 19 of Yemen's 32 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 of its 49 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tigray accounted for 20 of Ethiopia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets.
31 of its 138 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Antarctica (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Russia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in UK (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 10,300 stories about harm among 46,556 counted on 26 Mar.
Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in the Philippines' news. of the day's 46,556 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 26 March 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Colombia's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.
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 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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