We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
91 of its 157 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 51 of Iran's 91 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
239 of its 881 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 109 of Paris' 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (66 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
389 of its 1,144 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 208 of Vietnam's 389 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (209 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes.
89 of its 427 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Wildfires were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and heatwave.
99 of its 144 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kigali accounted for 68 of Rwanda's 99 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
146 of its 209 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Deir Ezzor accounted for 46 of Syria's 146 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
27 of its 60 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with ebola.
106 of its 218 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 64 of Bangladesh's 106 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
31 of its 87 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Norway (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Tanzania (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Finland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Brazil (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 16,675 stories about harm among 87,712 counted on 25 Mar.
For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 87,712 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 March 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Iran, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.
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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