We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
188 of its 255 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Monrovia accounted for 161 of Liberia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
681 of its 900 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Baghdad accounted for 429 of Iraq's 681 stories about harm, carried by 445 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (408 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
167 of its 315 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Brazzaville accounted for 115 of Congo's 167 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 73 of Brazzaville's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
26 of its 28 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Koror accounted for 26 of Palau's 26 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Drought was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
154 of its 186 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Dakar accounted for 104 of Senegal's 154 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories).
409 of its 642 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
484 of its 890 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
477 of its 1,427 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Dengue was named in 159 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever, power cuts and oil spill.
243 of its 998 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Hunger was named in 151 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,203 of its 1,464 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Korea (151 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (159 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (155 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in North Korea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 44,287 stories about harm among 234,867 counted on 4 Apr.
The news turned to Liberia for the fourth day running. Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. In Liberia, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 234,867 stories, below the usual 21.
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 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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