We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Tehran accounted for 56 of Iran's 98 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. 34 of Tehran's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Poisoning was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
55 of its 94 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Pulwama accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 55 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
22 of its 41 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
105 of its 136 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Nablus accounted for 70 of Palestine's 105 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
32 of its 38 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
114 of its 447 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).
28 of its 33 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).
20 of its 33 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Jerusalem accounted for 123 of Israel's 214 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in UK (76 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (159 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in India (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 15,476 stories about harm among 78,879 counted on 28 Feb.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 78,879 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 28 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 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 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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