We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
135 of its 313 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dhaka accounted for 88 of Bangladesh's 135 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 64 of Dhaka's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
119 of its 288 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Santorini accounted for 57 of Greece's 119 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Tsunami was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
107 of its 256 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Orebro accounted for 52 of Sweden's 107 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 114 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
76 of its 191 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Buenos Aires accounted for 51 of Argentina's 76 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Covid was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola.
76 of its 154 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
38 of its 52 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave, heavy rain and storms. 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.
Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Plane crash was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Argentina (42 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Taiwan (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Philippines (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Feb. 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 17,918 stories about harm among 101,115 counted on 6 Feb.
Of the day's 101,115 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 7 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as 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 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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