We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
445 of its 1,109 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kaduna accounted for 215 of Nigeria's 445 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
24 of its 43 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Panama City accounted for 19 of Panama's 24 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).
66 of its 199 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 34 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 4 of Aung Hlaing's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
333 of its 633 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 145 of Israel's 333 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
98 of its 285 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
26 of its 48 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Poisoning was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
16 of its 25 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Maseru accounted for 13 of Lesotho's 16 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Türkiye (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in China (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 18,846 stories about harm among 86,496 counted on 29 Mar.
Mentions of outbreaks ran about 9 times their usual in Türkiye's news. of the day's 86,496 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 29 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 22 today. Nigeria's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%.
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 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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