We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
127 of its 258 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Sao Paulo accounted for 74 of Brazil's 127 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Landslides were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 10 of Tunis' 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
50 of its 170 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
5 of its 6 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Paramaribo's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Hatay accounted for 217 of Türkiye's 458 stories about harm, carried by 461 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Hurricane was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
14 of its 18 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Dhaka accounted for 55 of Bangladesh's 74 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Damascus accounted for 64 of Syria's 120 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mauritius (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Madagascar (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Germany (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 11,881 stories about harm among 60,279 counted on 20 Feb.
In Brazil's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 60,279 stories, as usual. Brazil's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 20 February 2022, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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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