We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
26 of its 32 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Uyuni accounted for 14 of Bolivia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 50 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kampala accounted for 25 of Uganda's 30 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 144 of Israel's 469 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Hunger was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
11 of its 19 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
112 of its 314 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Rome accounted for 74 of Italy's 112 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets.
7 of its 10 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
5 of Valencia's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (129 stories). Avalanche was named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and storms.
Damascus accounted for 33 of Syria's 46 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in India (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Japan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in UK (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Mar. 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 8,104 stories about harm among 47,692 counted on 2 Mar.
On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 47,692 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bolivia. In Bolivia, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. the Dominican Republic's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual.
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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