We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
95 of its 164 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Khojaly accounted for 80 of Azerbaijan's 95 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 135 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Santiago accounted for 57 of Chile's 71 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Power cuts were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
34 of its 90 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
88 of its 272 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
99 of its 131 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Khartoum accounted for 70 of Sudan's 99 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Plane crash was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
56 of its 256 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 17 of Bucharest's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
53 of its 69 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Outbreaks were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with malaria, ebola and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
55 of its 152 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 39 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 115 of Palestine's 163 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 12 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.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Congo (35 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in DR Congo (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in South Korea (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Sudan (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 16,781 stories about harm among 101,469 counted on 26 Feb.
Azerbaijan's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the DR Congo. A year earlier, on 27 February 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. 17 in every 100 of the day's 101,469 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18.
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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