We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
226 of its 399 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Bucharest accounted for 160 of Romania's 226 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
57 of its 70 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria and meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
48 of its 147 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
23 of its 58 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
37 of its 44 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Malaria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with haemorrhagic fever and meningitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 243 of Israel's 671 stories about harm, carried by 486 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Hypothermia was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with volcanic eruption. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
81 of its 279 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
23 of its 75 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
18 of its 74 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in DR Congo (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in South Korea (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in US (424 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Italy (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 17,620 stories about harm among 101,207 counted on 27 Feb.
In Romania, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 101,207 stories, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. A year earlier, on 28 February 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 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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