We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
35 of its 42 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Mananjary accounted for 24 of Madagascar's 35 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
135 of its 155 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Nablus accounted for 72 of Palestine's 135 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 110 of Israel's 203 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. 56 of Jerusalem's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 93 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
40 of its 49 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 20 of Somalia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
67 of its 182 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
26 of its 35 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
25 of its 100 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of Lahore's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Brazil (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Mozambique (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Hong Kong (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Italy (15 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 15,650 stories about harm among 79,478 counted on 22 Feb.
20 in every 100 of the day's 79,478 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 February 2022, 23 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 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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