We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
106 of its 267 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Athens accounted for 69 of Greece's 106 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. 62 of Athens' 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Accidents were named in 53 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.
50 of its 86 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
119 of its 266 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Flu was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
184 of its 662 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Rome accounted for 132 of Italy's 184 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Flu was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
53 of its 108 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 33 of Lebanon's 53 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
91 of its 242 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 62 of Romania's 91 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
170 of its 535 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
243 of its 680 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
51 of its 66 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with covid. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Kashmir (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in South Korea (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Romania (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in India (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 17,070 stories about harm among 96,821 counted on 28 Feb.
Nepal's news mentioned the earthquake about 8 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 96,821 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Greece, 40% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. On 29 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 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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