We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
121 of its 181 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Warsaw accounted for 111 of Poland's 121 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (113 stories). Plane crash was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
194 of its 279 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 170 of Lebanon's 194 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,192 of its 1,432 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Brussels accounted for 1,186 of Belgium's 1,192 stories about harm, carried by 981 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (656 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
170 of its 235 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Ndjamena accounted for 123 of Chad's 170 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 111 of Ndjamena's 123 stories were about protests or strikes.
261 of its 299 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 185 of Yemen's 261 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
366 of its 496 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 120 of Lima's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (78 stories).
224 of its 242 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Fanadik accounted for 209 of Micronesia's 224 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
3,044 of its 7,949 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,577 stories). Building collapse was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
90 of its 211 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 23 of Jammu's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).
807 of its 2,282 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories). Outbreaks were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in Brazil (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tuberculosis in Netherlands (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (128 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 30,790 stories about harm among 134,375 counted on 10 Apr.
Poland's news mentioned plane crash more than ten times as often as usual. Poland's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 134,375 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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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