We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
168 of its 269 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 120 of Bangladesh's 168 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (78 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
283 of its 535 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tamaulipas accounted for 178 of Mexico's 283 stories about harm, carried by 477 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
47 of its 86 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Minsk accounted for 41 of Belarus' 47 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 21 of Minsk's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of Tehran's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Poisoning was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
18 of its 27 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tbilisi accounted for 18 of Georgia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 17 of Tbilisi's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.
51 of its 96 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Baghdad accounted for 38 of Iraq's 51 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
218 of its 603 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Oil spill was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides.
74 of its 290 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
13 of its 31 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Kathmandu's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Iran (53 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Peru (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (18 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 14,880 stories about harm among 74,611 counted on 7 Mar.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 74,611 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 March 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.
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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