We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Ntem accounted for 16 of Cameroon's 22 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
40 of its 71 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 14 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
281 of its 858 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Heavy rain was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 94 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
38 of its 42 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Outbreaks were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with ebola and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
277 of its 481 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Cyclone was named in 220 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts and landslides.
25 of its 63 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 36 of Iran's 70 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 25 of Tehran's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
35 of its 58 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Phnom Penh accounted for 28 of Cambodia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets.
26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. 5 of Matagalpa's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (220 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea (34 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Chile (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Kenya (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 15,109 stories about harm among 78,480 counted on 14 Feb.
Of the day's 78,480 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 February 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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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