We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
367 of its 681 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 138 of Israel's 367 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
32 of its 42 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 15 of Myanmar's 32 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 11 of Aung Hlaing's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
595 of its 1,693 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Shanghai accounted for 299 of China's 595 stories about harm, carried by 548 outlets.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 217 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
22 of its 25 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 5 of Tripoli's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (118 stories). Poisoning was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
25 of its 43 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. San Salvador accounted for 15 of el Salvador's 25 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets.
Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 48 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Canada (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in India (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 16,062 stories about harm among 77,108 counted on 28 Mar.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 4 August 2021. On 28 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 21 today. In Israel, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 77,108 stories, below the usual 23.
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 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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