We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
122 of its 291 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Istanbul accounted for 95 of Türkiye's 122 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 77 of Istanbul's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
164 of its 591 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
120 of its 291 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
141 of its 212 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 101 of Palestine's 141 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
100 of its 211 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 53 of Bangladesh's 100 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 29 of Dhaka's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).
1,745 of its 6,890 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (373 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and wildfires.
92 of its 338 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
25 of its 83 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
134 of its 582 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 97 of Sudan's 116 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Train derailment was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in El Salvador (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Sudan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in UK (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 17,300 stories about harm among 96,759 counted on 21 Mar.
Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. 18 in every 100 of the day's 96,759 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Türkiye. Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. Türkiye's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%.
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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