We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,922 of its 2,155 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kabul accounted for 1,637 of Afghanistan's 1,922 stories about harm, carried by 1,064 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,454 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
315 of its 486 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Maroua accounted for 229 of Cameroon's 315 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. 115 of Maroua's 229 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
612 of its 2,241 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (201 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge and tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
83 of its 284 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Power cuts were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
91 of its 208 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 47 of Lusaka's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
208 of its 274 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 171 of South Sudan's 208 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
248 of its 453 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 69 of Santiago's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (98 stories).
230 of its 430 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
79 of its 181 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 31 of Sandeng's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
139 of its 190 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kidal accounted for 98 of Mali's 139 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Switzerland (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in South Korea (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Kuwait (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 60,128 stories about harm among 303,007 counted on 19 Apr.
Switzerland's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 303,007 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. For the second day running, the news turned to Afghanistan. Afghanistan stood out: 89% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.
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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