We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
162 of its 333 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Bucharest accounted for 133 of Romania's 162 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
117 of its 431 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 7 of Acapulco's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
70 of its 270 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Avalanche was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
50 of its 65 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
191 of its 686 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (71 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
30 of its 97 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kathmandu accounted for 22 of Nepal's 30 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 11 of Kathmandu's 22 stories were about protests or strikes.
Baalbek accounted for 36 of Lebanon's 51 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and food poisoning. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 240 of Israel's 988 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Haiti (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Ireland (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 19,927 stories about harm among 115,005 counted on 12 Mar.
Romania's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 11%. of the day's 115,005 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 13 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 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 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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