We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
384 of its 737 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Philippine accounted for 171 of the Philippines' 384 stories about harm, carried by 398 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
305 of its 827 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Moscow accounted for 245 of Russia's 305 stories about harm, carried by 550 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (197 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
52 of its 125 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Punta Cana accounted for 48 of the Dominican Republic's 52 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Drownings were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
218 of its 296 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Damascus accounted for 77 of Syria's 218 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Alotenango accounted for 14 of Guatemala's 21 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
353 of its 819 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
166 of its 256 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 92 of Palestine's 166 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
37 of its 50 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
21 of its 50 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Argentina (18 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); covid in Ghana (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Chad (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 18,014 stories about harm among 99,432 counted on 11 Mar.
In the Philippines, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 99,432 stories, as usual. On 11 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, 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 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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