We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
83 of its 98 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tbilisi accounted for 79 of Georgia's 83 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 74 of Tbilisi's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
78 of its 207 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Cairo accounted for 61 of Egypt's 78 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Train derailment was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
122 of its 226 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 77 of Afghanistan's 122 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
113 of its 213 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 73 of Bangladesh's 113 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
237 of its 536 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tamaulipas accounted for 113 of Mexico's 237 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
107 of its 347 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Measles was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with polio and tuberculosis. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
118 of its 206 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 33 of Tehran's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
68 of its 198 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 20 of Bangkok's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).
23 of its 47 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 9 of Jammu's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
19 of its 41 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 8 of Tigray's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: measles in Ghana (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (74 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 15,122 stories about harm among 75,940 counted on 8 Mar.
Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US. 20 in every 100 of the day's 75,940 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Egypt's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Georgia stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 8 March 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 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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