We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
94 of its 142 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Valencia accounted for 62 of Venezuela's 94 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (46 stories). Storms were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
62 of its 75 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Darfur accounted for 26 of Sudan's 62 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 68 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
3 of Oromo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
155 of its 612 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
17 of its 26 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
31 of its 110 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories).
8 of its 15 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
18 of its 28 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Poland (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Spain (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in India (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 18,785 stories about harm among 109,870 counted on 23 Feb.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Venezuela. of the day's 109,870 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Poland's news mentioned Covid about 7 times as often as usual. Venezuela's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. On 23 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 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 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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.