We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
37 of its 52 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Phnom Penh accounted for 19 of Cambodia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Flu was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with bird flu and outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 22 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Ouagadougou accounted for 10 of Burkina Faso's 21 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
27 of its 59 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
4 of Bankass' 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
42 of its 96 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
36 of its 101 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Nairobi accounted for 21 of Kenya's 36 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Antakya accounted for 38 of Türkiye's 132 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
27 of its 44 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 8 of Tunis' 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Sweden (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (26 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Mozambique (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in UK (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 8,636 stories about harm among 42,629 counted on 25 Feb.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Cambodia. of the day's 42,629 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Cambodia stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 25 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 about as 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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