We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
169 of its 204 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 72 of Sandeng's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
127 of its 150 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Gambella accounted for 94 of Ethiopia's 127 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
125 of its 260 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (42 stories). Poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,520 of its 2,719 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,386 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts.
264 of its 438 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Cairo accounted for 230 of Egypt's 264 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. 143 of Cairo's 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
1,478 of its 2,234 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (764 stories). Wildfires were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
140 of its 204 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Santiago accounted for 125 of Chile's 140 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).
58 of its 66 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Wildfires were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.
48 of its 64 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
111 of its 141 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 49 of Yangon's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (103 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Italy (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Belarus (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (28 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Philippines (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 33,492 stories about harm among 135,720 counted on 17 Apr.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 21 February 2016. of the day's 135,720 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Gambia stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ecuador and Japan. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 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 about as 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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