We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
62 of its 74 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Sanaa accounted for 55 of Yemen's 62 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
47 of its 112 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bangkok accounted for 28 of Thailand's 47 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories).
95 of its 146 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 70 of Palestine's 95 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
50 of its 111 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Havana accounted for 33 of Cuba's 50 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
85 of its 104 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Baghdad accounted for 25 of Iraq's 85 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Solenzo accounted for 10 of Burkina Faso's 12 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
155 of its 578 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
89 of its 201 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
272 of its 685 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
284 of its 404 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Venezuela (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (530 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 11,054 stories about harm among 55,235 counted on 15 Mar.
Venezuela's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 15 March 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Yemen, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 55,235 stories, above the usual 18.
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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