We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Siem Reap accounted for 10 of Cambodia's 13 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
414 of its 586 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tel Aviv accounted for 96 of Israel's 414 stories about harm, carried by 390 outlets. Illness was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
185 of its 407 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Rome accounted for 140 of Italy's 185 stories about harm, carried by 352 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
8 of its 25 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 6 of Sofia's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
43 of its 50 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
114 of its 175 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 56 of Palestine's 114 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
133 of its 341 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
20 of its 38 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (13 stories).
8 of its 23 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
11 of its 37 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Fiji (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Sudan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Germany (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 8,204 stories about harm among 46,088 counted on 23 Feb.
Cambodia's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 46,088 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Fiji's news mentioned heavy rain about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 24 February 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Italy, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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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