Yemen
26 of its 30 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Sanaa accounted for 20 of Yemen's 26 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Violence in Sanaa, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and flooding in Indonesia drew the news. Bolivia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostBahamas
33 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 15
RegionEvery region
about as usual
Tone of the words
Softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Tunisia
18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tunis accounted for 13 of Tunisia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 10 of Tunis' 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
Indonesia
Jakarta accounted for 43 of Indonesia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
Bolivia
11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Bahamas
30 of its 92 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories).
Denmark
24 of its 78 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
DR Congo
16 of its 17 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Afghanistan
44 of its 84 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Japan
Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Pakistan
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (133 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Spain (28 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Japan (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in US (335 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in UK (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
17 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 17 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 17,290 stories about harm among 101,619 counted on 4 Mar.
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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 101,619 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Yemen stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. On 4 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.
- 17 in every 100 of the day's 101,619 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Yemen: 26 of its 30 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%.
- Tunisia: 18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
- Indonesia: Jakarta accounted for 43 of Indonesia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets.
- Bolivia: 11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%.
- Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news.
- Mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual in Australia's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 4 March 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Sudan63 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Israel57 in 100 of its 819 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda56 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Syria50 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 641 Bergen County US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 New York US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Hollywood US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● New Orleans US accidents & disasters · 75 stories, 226 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 102 stories, 229 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 92 stories, 165 outlets ● Brisbane Australia accidents & disasters · 77 stories, 96 outlets ● Sandy Cape Australia accidents & disasters · 7 stories, 75 outlets ● Sanaa Yemen attacks & violence · 20 stories, 90 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 140 stories, 147 outlets ● Carolina Forest US accidents & disasters · 31 stories, 67 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health32% 5,375 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice25% 4,159 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,315 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,796 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 788 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 683 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 487 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 285 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed3,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions317 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced190 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees148 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill46 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and CongoStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
harshwarm
The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.