We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
231 of its 345 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kupwara accounted for 190 of Kashmir's 231 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 127 of Kupwara's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
206 of its 850 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories). Cholera was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
2,085 of its 4,147 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,400 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 497 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment, power cuts and landslides.
135 of its 166 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Juba accounted for 108 of South Sudan's 135 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories).
474 of its 750 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Cairo accounted for 366 of Egypt's 474 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. 305 of Cairo's 366 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (173 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
127 of its 221 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Mirebalais accounted for 94 of Haiti's 127 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 84 of Mirebalais' 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
448 of its 657 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Polio was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
86 of its 204 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 59 of Vienna's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories).
251 of its 285 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
109 of its 385 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Plane crash was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Spain (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Vietnam (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Taiwan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Colombia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 50,158 stories about harm among 246,537 counted on 15 Apr.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to Kashmir. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 246,537 stories, as usual. Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. In Kashmir, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.
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 much 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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