We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
679 of its 1,064 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Dhaka accounted for 532 of Bangladesh's 679 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. 405 of Dhaka's 532 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
226 of its 390 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Copenhagen accounted for 205 of Denmark's 226 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (176 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
373 of its 524 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 334 of Lebanon's 373 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories).
66 of its 113 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Chikungunya was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with west nile virus.
Hajja accounted for 102 of Yemen's 143 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. 91 of Hajja's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
198 of its 319 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 68 of Lima's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (111 stories).
248 of its 308 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Darfur accounted for 209 of Sudan's 248 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories).
108 of its 168 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
103 of its 239 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
57 of its 126 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 46 of Rabat's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Taiwan (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Nicaragua (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Singapore (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 49,313 stories about harm among 263,817 counted on 7 Apr.
Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 263,817 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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