We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
276 of its 356 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Latakia accounted for 109 of Syria's 276 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (213 stories). Outbreaks were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 of its 28 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Guatemala City accounted for 19 of Guatemala's 25 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Dhaka accounted for 47 of Bangladesh's 81 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. 25 of Dhaka's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
36 of its 67 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
50 of its 135 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Punta Cana accounted for 41 of the Dominican Republic's 50 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Drownings were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
53 of its 190 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 27 of Bucharest's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).
39 of its 131 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
481 of its 1,906 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts.
30 of its 60 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
42 of its 89 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Dominican Republic (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Israel (70 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Canada (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in UK (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Australia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 15,177 stories about harm among 86,194 counted on 10 Mar.
It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Syria. of the day's 86,194 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Guatemala's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. Syria's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%. A year earlier, on 10 March 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 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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