We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,208 of its 1,525 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Aleppo accounted for 541 of Syria's 1,208 stories about harm, carried by 350 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (316 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
135 of its 225 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 54 of Phnom Penh's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories).
94 of its 180 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
13 of its 43 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
48 of its 69 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tirana accounted for 48 of Albania's 48 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
148 of its 187 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Brazzaville accounted for 86 of Congo's 148 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
540 of its 936 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
85 of its 129 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Yaounde accounted for 65 of Cameroon's 85 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories).
258 of its 446 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
249 of its 573 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 94 of Dhaka's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (133 stories).
Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in Brazil (50 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Fiji (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); whooping cough in Ghana (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Indonesia (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 47,681 stories about harm among 258,369 counted on 5 Apr.
Mentions of the chikungunya ran about 5 times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 258,369 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Syria stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 72%.
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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