We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
150 of its 237 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 75 of Palestine's 150 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
252 of its 713 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Rome accounted for 219 of Italy's 252 stories about harm, carried by 702 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
101 of its 246 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 51 of Bangladesh's 101 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
49 of its 119 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).
59 of its 77 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
154 of its 707 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
24 of its 52 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Cyclone was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and flooding.
39 of its 77 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
56 of its 102 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).
35 of its 148 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Fiji (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Jersey (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in UK (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 14,382 stories about harm among 83,690 counted on 24 Feb.
In Fiji's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 83,690 stories, below the usual 18. Palestine's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 53%. On 25 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.
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 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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