We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
184 of its 231 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Latakia accounted for 85 of Syria's 184 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
41 of its 98 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 18 of Istanbul's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
32 of its 54 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
204 of its 553 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
351 of its 1,027 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (46 stories). Cyclone was named in 182 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, power cuts and heavy rain.
25 of its 31 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
173 of its 544 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
152 of its 482 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
48 of its 129 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jammu accounted for 33 of Kashmir's 48 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
51 of its 207 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 25 of Seoul's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (182 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hantavirus in US (298 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in India (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 11,086 stories about harm among 59,340 counted on 8 Mar.
For the second day running, the news turned to Syria. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 59,340 stories, above the usual 18. Syria's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%. On 8 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 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 much harsher than 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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