We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
376 of its 1,044 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Munich accounted for 243 of Germany's 376 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (232 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
113 of its 264 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 53 of Bangladesh's 113 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 31 of Dhaka's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
84 of its 247 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Gas explosion was named in 54 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.
63 of its 267 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 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.
16 of its 41 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Gas explosion was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
32 of its 92 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Hypothermia was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
51 of its 108 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jammu accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 51 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
58 of its 101 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
73 of its 225 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Flooding was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
39 of its 112 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Egypt (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Chile (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Macao (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (57 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 18,046 stories about harm among 102,894 counted on 13 Feb.
Taiwan's news mentioned gas explosion more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 102,894 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Germany, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 14 February 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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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