We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
357 of its 769 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (123 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
206 of its 540 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 86 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
28 of its 90 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
22 of its 38 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Luanda accounted for 20 of Angola's 22 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
50 of its 157 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Punta Cana accounted for 23 of the Dominican Republic's 26 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 105 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Italy (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Dominican Republic (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in India (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in UK (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 17,623 stories about harm among 101,034 counted on 13 Mar.
Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 101,034 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Pakistan for the second day running. Pakistan's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. On 13 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as 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 softer 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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