We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
775 of its 1,039 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bangkok accounted for 715 of Thailand's 775 stories about harm, carried by 950 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Building collapse was named in 142 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, tsunami and cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
49 of its 104 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kathmandu accounted for 44 of Nepal's 49 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 41 of Kathmandu's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
103 of its 193 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 78 of Lebanon's 103 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 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.
66 of its 245 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
148 of its 172 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Mandalay accounted for 102 of Myanmar's 148 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Tsunami was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
78 of its 141 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
49 of its 77 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Juba accounted for 32 of South Sudan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
46 of its 236 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
28 of its 41 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Myanmar (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 17,448 stories about harm among 97,268 counted on 28 Mar.
Thailand's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 97,268 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Thailand's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. On 28 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 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.
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 about as 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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