We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
142 of its 218 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 24 of Lima's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
270 of its 302 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 218 of Somalia's 270 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
362 of its 616 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (208 stories). Drownings were named in 221 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
422 of its 1,064 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (291 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
398 of its 700 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 206 of Dhaka's 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,404 of its 1,739 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Brussels accounted for 1,399 of Belgium's 1,404 stories about harm, carried by 1,108 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,072 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
338 of its 620 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cairo accounted for 272 of Egypt's 338 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 145 of Cairo's 272 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories).
125 of its 135 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Fanadik accounted for 76 of Micronesia's 125 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (121 stories).
167 of its 228 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 106 of Tharrawaddy's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (129 stories).
131 of its 217 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Venezuela (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Kenya (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Ireland (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Australia (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (49 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 31,586 stories about harm among 151,939 counted on 9 Apr.
In Greece's news, mentions of drownings ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 151,939 stories, as usual. Peru's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%.
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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