We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
87 of its 169 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Athens accounted for 45 of Greece's 87 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 35 of Athens' 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nouakchott accounted for 15 of Mauritania's 15 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
70 of its 163 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
137 of its 272 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 60 of Iran's 122 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. 30 of Tehran's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Poisoning was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
38 of its 75 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Minsk accounted for 32 of Belarus' 38 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 26 of Minsk's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).
43 of its 72 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Havana accounted for 34 of Cuba's 43 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
44 of its 69 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tunis accounted for 33 of Tunisia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 20 of Tunis' 33 stories were about protests or strikes.
11 of its 35 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
120 of its 312 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Iran (66 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Lebanon (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Saudi Arabia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Mar. 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 13,402 stories about harm among 67,205 counted on 6 Mar.
People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. of the day's 67,205 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Greece for the second day running. A year earlier, on 6 March 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Greece, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.
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 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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