We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
96 of its 138 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. the Red Sea accounted for 95 of Djibouti's 96 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
37 of its 129 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 21 of Warsaw's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
95 of its 173 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 15 of Mozambique's 16 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
73 of its 88 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Sanaa accounted for 35 of Yemen's 73 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
120 of its 427 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
139 of its 217 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 99 of Haiti's 139 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
237 of its 965 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
111 of its 429 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: storms in France (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Canada (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Russia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in China (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 20,038 stories about harm among 117,679 counted on 7 Mar.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 117,679 stories, as usual. Mentions of storms ran about 6 times their usual in France's news. On 8 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. Djibouti stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.
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 17 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 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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