We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
151 of its 329 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 151 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 33 of Dhaka's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 39 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 15 of Haiti's 27 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
36 of its 56 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
7 of its 8 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
49 of its 167 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 166 of Israel's 539 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
25 of its 107 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
9 of its 25 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
5 of Minsk's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ghana (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (39 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in India (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in US (83 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 17,036 stories about harm among 98,912 counted on 12 Feb.
In Ghana's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 98,912 stories, below the usual 19. Bangladesh's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. On 13 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 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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