We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
975 of its 1,329 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Hatay accounted for 194 of Türkiye's 975 stories about harm, carried by 426 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Hypothermia was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
41 of its 48 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 6 of Matagalpa's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories).
17 of its 38 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Havana accounted for 14 of Cuba's 17 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
14 of its 28 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
73 of its 163 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jakarta accounted for 31 of Indonesia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
24 of its 28 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
330 of its 437 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Aleppo accounted for 97 of Syria's 330 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
46 of its 161 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
27 of its 54 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tigray accounted for 17 of Ethiopia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.
Gas explosion was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (43 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Brazil (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 Feb. 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 15,346 stories about harm among 79,911 counted on 9 Feb.
The news turned to Türkiye for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 79,911 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In New Zealand's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 9 times their usual. On 9 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Türkiye's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%.
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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