We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
55 of its 80 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jenin accounted for 40 of Palestine's 55 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
16 of its 24 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
30 of its 110 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
330 of its 602 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 156 of Israel's 330 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
38 of its 90 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 331 of Ukraine's 817 stories about harm, carried by 476 outlets. Accidents were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
22 of its 41 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
36 of its 71 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tigray accounted for 20 of Ethiopia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
46 of its 168 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Thailand (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Russia (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 19,630 stories about harm among 89,168 counted on 31 Mar.
New Caledonia's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 89,168 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 31 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. Palestine stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%.
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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