We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
46 of its 55 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Guayaquil accounted for 33 of Ecuador's 46 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (43 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
241 of its 714 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Moscow accounted for 189 of Russia's 241 stories about harm, carried by 434 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (75 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 390 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Paris accounted for 89 of France's 108 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. 81 of Paris' 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (69 stories).
147 of its 625 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Heatwave was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
320 of its 721 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lahore accounted for 127 of Pakistan's 320 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
42 of its 84 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Pulwama accounted for 21 of Kashmir's 42 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
64 of its 114 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 15 of Tehran's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
135 of its 318 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 58 of Israel's 76 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 40 of Jerusalem's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
57 of its 70 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Burundi (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Japan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 8,415 stories about harm among 41,492 counted on 18 Mar.
Ecuador's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 41,492 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ecuador's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 18 March 2022, 22 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 much 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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