We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
52 of its 61 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Zambezia accounted for 19 of Mozambique's 52 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (21 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 108 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 10 of Warsaw's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
41 of its 120 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
26 of its 100 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
112 of its 126 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Cyclone was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flooding, landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
7 of its 21 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 62 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 27 of Tehran's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Sarajevo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
208 of its 569 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Philippine accounted for 93 of the Philippines' 208 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets.
49 of its 180 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Malawi (98 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in India (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 14,100 stories about harm among 75,610 counted on 14 Mar.
The news turned to Mozambique for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 75,610 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 14 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Mozambique stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%.
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 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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