We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
408 of its 658 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tel Aviv accounted for 223 of Israel's 408 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
28 of its 41 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. les Cayes accounted for 20 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 19 of les Cayes' 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
23 of its 51 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).
366 of its 1,160 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Kyiv accounted for 465 of Ukraine's 1,005 stories about harm, carried by 572 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (193 stories). Drownings were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
41 of its 65 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
39 of its 65 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kivu accounted for 21 of Rwanda's 39 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).
Sanaa accounted for 28 of Yemen's 46 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Egypt (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Türkiye (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Ukraine (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 19,863 stories about harm among 87,797 counted on 30 Mar.
In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 87,797 stories, as usual. Israel's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. On 30 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today.
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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