We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
188 of its 340 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Khojaly accounted for 179 of Azerbaijan's 188 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
31 of its 46 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Cholera was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Conakry accounted for 12 of Guinea's 14 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. 10 of Conakry's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
148 of its 557 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
40 of its 45 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Natiaboani accounted for 16 of Burkina Faso's 40 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
80 of its 126 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Baalbek accounted for 47 of Lebanon's 80 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
36 of its 119 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Cholera was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
72 of its 279 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 20 of Sao Paulo's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).
82 of its 420 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 28 of Seoul's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Norway (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Djibouti (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 17,708 stories about harm among 100,594 counted on 26 Feb.
Azerbaijan's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 12%. of the day's 100,594 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mauritius' news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Azerbaijan. A year earlier, on 26 February 2023, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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?
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