We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
72 of its 104 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Phnom Penh accounted for 51 of Cambodia's 72 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Flu was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu and outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
746 of its 2,166 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 413 of Ukraine's 746 stories about harm, carried by 609 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
58 of its 154 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 29 of Iran's 67 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 15 of Tehran's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
78 of its 94 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Nablus accounted for 28 of Palestine's 78 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
25 of its 41 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 8 of Tunis' 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
59 of its 165 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cyclone was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and tropical storm.
24 of its 56 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mozambique (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in India (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 14,551 stories about harm among 73,605 counted on 24 Feb.
The news turned to Cambodia for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 73,605 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cambodia, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 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 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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