We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
364 of its 487 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Handwara accounted for 255 of Kashmir's 364 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 152 of Handwara's 255 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
326 of its 924 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (96 stories). Accidents were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
98 of its 169 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
470 of its 731 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Beirut accounted for 426 of Lebanon's 470 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (214 stories).
Bujumbura accounted for 99 of Burundi's 131 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. 78 of Bujumbura's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
Damascus accounted for 774 of Syria's 1,346 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (332 stories). Wildfires were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
66 of its 86 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
85 of its 134 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
888 of its 1,365 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (209 stories). Storms were named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
63 of its 90 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Papua New Guinea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Greenland (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Angola (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Qatar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Spain (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 50,570 stories about harm among 258,988 counted on 13 Apr.
Papua New Guinea's news mentioned plane crash more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 258,988 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Kashmir stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kashmir.
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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