We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
51 of its 84 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Merapi accounted for 30 of Indonesia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 22 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Prague accounted for 11 of the Czechia's 12 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 9 of Prague's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
83 of its 120 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Balkh accounted for 42 of Afghanistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
133 of its 240 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Avalanche was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
112 of its 425 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Tsunami was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with earthquake.
20 of its 21 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Zambezia accounted for 13 of Mozambique's 20 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane.
244 of its 890 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
114 of its 321 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
48 of its 256 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 17 of Riyadh's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tbilisi accounted for 11 of Georgia's 14 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. 11 of Tbilisi's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (60 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Mozambique (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Australia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in India (55 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (34 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 8,410 stories about harm among 42,080 counted on 11 Mar.
Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 42,080 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US. Indonesia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. A year earlier, on 11 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.
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 harsher 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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