We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Nairobi accounted for 93 of Kenya's 144 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 74 of Nairobi's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
165 of its 268 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 104 of Afghanistan's 165 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 80 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Pyongyang accounted for 21 of North Korea's 34 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
78 of its 176 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kathmandu accounted for 63 of Nepal's 78 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets.
32 of its 52 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
11 of Aung Hlaing's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
69 of Paris' 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
214 of Jerusalem's 262 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
44 of its 68 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 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.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Ecuador (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in South Korea (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (572 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 23,066 stories about harm among 127,683 counted on 27 Mar.
Mentions of landslides ran about 8 times their usual in Ecuador's news. of the day's 127,683 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. A year earlier, on 27 March 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Kenya's news was 29% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%.
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 about as 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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