We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
175 of its 240 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 66 of Kiev's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Plague was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
564 of its 795 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Natural hazards were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
189 of its 214 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Monrovia accounted for 176 of Liberia's 189 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
333 of its 575 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 284 of Egypt's 333 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Road crashes were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
177 of its 257 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 163 of Poland's 177 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 156 of Warsaw's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
689 of its 1,322 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and gas explosion. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
221 of its 223 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Port Olry accounted for 118 of Vanuatu's 221 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Tsunami was named in 219 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and volcanic eruption.
504 of its 850 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (440 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
181 of its 504 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Cholera was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis.
978 of its 1,141 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (254 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Vanuatu (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Argentina (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Finland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Saudi Arabia (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Apr. 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 32,071 stories about harm among 136,775 counted on 3 Apr.
In Vanuatu's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Ukraine stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 136,775 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Liberia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 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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