We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
518 of its 748 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 371 of Bangladesh's 518 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. 246 of Dhaka's 371 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (140 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.
964 of its 1,198 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Damascus accounted for 496 of Syria's 964 stories about harm, carried by 508 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (268 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
585 of its 1,084 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ramallah accounted for 514 of Palestine's 585 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (197 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
46 of its 49 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Chuuk accounted for 43 of Micronesia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).
54 of its 86 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 48 of Palmasola's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
202 of its 281 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 118 of Tharrawaddy's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (176 stories).
294 of its 452 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 238 of Lebanon's 294 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (90 stories).
86 of its 232 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
136 of its 273 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 74 of Caracas' 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories).
296 of its 1,092 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Outbreaks were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Afghanistan (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Guatemala (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Austria (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ethiopia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 47,780 stories about harm among 241,517 counted on 8 Apr.
Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. of the day's 241,517 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Bangladesh for the third day running. Bangladesh's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.
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 softer 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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