We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
296 of its 348 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Baghdad accounted for 132 of Iraq's 296 stories about harm, carried by 570 outlets. 79 of Baghdad's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
61 of its 92 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and heatwave. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
213 of its 288 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Gaza accounted for 177 of Palestine's 213 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
114 of its 528 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
74 of its 202 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nairobi accounted for 51 of Kenya's 74 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Gas explosion was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
68 of its 213 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
22 of its 25 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
74 of its 107 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
22 of its 98 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
35 of its 93 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Japan (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Sudan (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); gas explosion in Kenya (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Feb. 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 11,567 stories about harm among 62,245 counted on 3 Feb.
In Chile's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 62,245 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iraq. In Iraq, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 56% is usual. On 3 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as 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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