We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
86 of its 121 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Mogadishu accounted for 63 of Somalia's 86 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
80 of its 207 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 71 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dakar accounted for 31 of Senegal's 34 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 23 of Dakar's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).
12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Moscow accounted for 229 of Russia's 399 stories about harm, carried by 551 outlets. 134 of Moscow's 229 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 58 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Earthquake was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
242 of its 699 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Malaria was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 33 of Iran's 60 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Syria (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Mozambique (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Malaysia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (456 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 18,679 stories about harm among 108,567 counted on 15 Mar.
Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Syria's news. of the day's 108,567 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Somalia stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. On 16 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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