We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
62 of its 97 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 54 of Lebanon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 35 of Beirut's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
56 of its 109 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Villach accounted for 46 of Austria's 56 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
495 of its 614 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jerusalem accounted for 212 of Israel's 495 stories about harm, carried by 616 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (284 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
74 of its 291 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Respiratory illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
247 of its 716 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Munich accounted for 187 of Germany's 247 stories about harm, carried by 366 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
51 of its 114 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 27 of Iran's 51 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 16 of Tehran's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).
25 of its 66 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
26 of its 75 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
113 of its 180 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 74 of Palestine's 113 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Brazil (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (79 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 10,722 stories about harm among 55,977 counted on 15 Feb.
For the second day running, the news turned to Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 55,977 stories, as usual. On 16 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today. In Lebanon, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual.
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 harsher 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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