We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
250 of its 316 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Maroua accounted for 163 of Cameroon's 250 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 108 of Maroua's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,329 of its 2,571 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (627 stories). Building collapse was named in 238 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
433 of its 581 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
373 of its 512 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Beirut accounted for 333 of Lebanon's 373 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (183 stories).
239 of its 412 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Handwara accounted for 193 of Kashmir's 239 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 120 of Handwara's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (197 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.
108 of its 198 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 58 of Sandeng's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
387 of its 733 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 148 of Jakarta's 232 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
64 of its 163 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 28 of Lusaka's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
239 of its 284 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 135 of Somalia's 239 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
50 of its 67 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: rabies in Australia (246 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in North Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (40 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in United Arab Emirates (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 52,336 stories about harm among 240,895 counted on 18 Apr.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 240,895 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In Australia's news, mentions of rabies ran more than ten times their usual. Cameroon stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%.
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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