We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
56 of its 76 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. the Red Sea accounted for 56 of Djibouti's 56 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Accidents were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
56 of its 77 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 36 of Haiti's 56 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 20 of Port-au-Prince's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).
33 of its 145 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
23 of its 32 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reykjavik accounted for 17 of Iceland's 23 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets.
206 of its 454 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
780 of its 1,059 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Jerusalem accounted for 214 of Israel's 780 stories about harm, carried by 427 outlets. Hunger was named in 181 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
54 of its 63 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Accidents were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
24 of its 26 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Landslides were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and power cuts. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
89 of its 334 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories).
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Yemen (31 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Norway (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Israel (181 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 10,068 stories about harm among 54,285 counted on 3 Mar.
Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 54,285 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Djibouti stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 4 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Chad, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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