We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
51 of its 56 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Quelimane accounted for 19 of Mozambique's 51 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 34 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Chisinau accounted for 14 of Moldova's 14 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 13 of Chisinau's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
78 of its 253 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
41 of its 57 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Cyclone was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
92 of its 360 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 79 of Iran's 107 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Poisoning was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Malawi (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Japan (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 12,460 stories about harm among 70,393 counted on 13 Mar.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 18 November 2022. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 70,393 stories, below the usual 20. Mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual in Malawi's news. On 13 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. Mozambique stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%.
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 18 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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