We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
60 of its 106 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 60 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 26 of Tehran's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
48 of its 128 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 43 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 24 of Yemen's 32 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 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.
345 of its 1,056 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 57 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. the Red Sea accounted for 33 of Djibouti's 33 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
29 of its 108 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Dubai accounted for 25 of the United Arab Emirates' 29 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
34 of its 86 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories).
13 of its 37 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
12 of its 33 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
5 of Rosia Montana's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Ghana (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in United Arab Emirates (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Germany (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Israel (63 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in India (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 11,286 stories about harm among 64,405 counted on 9 Mar.
Mentions of flooding ran about 7 times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 64,405 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 10 March 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Iran's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%.
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 18 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 about as 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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