We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
492 of its 1,826 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Paris accounted for 342 of France's 492 stories about harm, carried by 595 outlets. 267 of Paris' 342 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
119 of its 162 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kigali accounted for 72 of Rwanda's 119 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
84 of its 164 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Pyongyang accounted for 62 of North Korea's 84 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Tsunami was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
220 of its 404 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 129 of Iran's 220 stories about harm, carried by 507 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 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.
116 of its 570 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Tsunami was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
123 of its 239 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Baghdad accounted for 48 of Iraq's 123 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
396 of its 1,241 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (119 stories). Outbreaks were named in 97 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with malaria, flu and polio.
40 of its 98 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with ebola.
53 of its 70 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
325 of its 465 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in South Korea (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (97 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Tanzania (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 28,359 stories about harm among 153,283 counted on 24 Mar.
Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news. of the day's 153,283 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 24 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. France's news was 27% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%.
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 19 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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