We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
103 of its 263 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Zermatt accounted for 68 of Switzerland's 103 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (64 stories). Avalanche was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and snowstorms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
63 of its 266 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 24 of Amsterdam's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
36 of its 74 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Santiago accounted for 29 of Chile's 36 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).
21 of its 33 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
87 of its 266 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 67 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 9 of Sanaa's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
180 of its 671 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (50 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Ghana (26 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in France (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 17,549 stories about harm among 106,414 counted on 11 Mar.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 13 December 2019. 16 in every 100 of the day's 106,414 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Switzerland, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. On 12 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 16 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 much 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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