We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
130 of its 151 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Sandeng accounted for 114 of the Gambia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 114 of Sandeng's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). HIV was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
97 of its 110 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Montevideo accounted for 72 of Uruguay's 97 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
126 of its 306 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
141 of its 187 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
268 of its 414 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Handwara accounted for 211 of Kashmir's 268 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 139 of Handwara's 211 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
191 of its 480 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 69 of Ansan's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,335 of its 3,241 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,662 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 967 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with power cuts, storms and building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
90 of its 171 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 38 of Karbabad's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
1,394 of its 2,021 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Lesbos accounted for 1,252 of Greece's 1,394 stories about harm, carried by 910 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (636 stories).
110 of its 265 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Japan (967 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Haiti (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Colombia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Nepal (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 34,352 stories about harm among 146,886 counted on 16 Apr.
Gambia stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Greece and Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 146,886 stories, above the usual 21.
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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