We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
923 of its 1,764 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (181 stories). Gas explosion was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
105 of its 209 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 41 of Lusaka's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
353 of its 508 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 224 of Afghanistan's 353 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
543 of its 706 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Beirut accounted for 483 of Lebanon's 543 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (361 stories).
169 of its 236 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 5 of Darfur's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
66 of its 248 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 7 of Kuwait City's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
32 of its 101 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 11 of Manama's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
206 of Damascus' 368 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (315 stories). Heatwave was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
347 of its 487 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 241 of Nepal's 347 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
157 of its 236 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (144 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Cambodia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Haiti (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in North Korea (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (99 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 56,682 stories about harm among 294,023 counted on 21 Apr.
In Mexico, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 294,023 stories, below 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 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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