We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
421 of its 647 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Yerevan accounted for 307 of Armenia's 421 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
49 of its 305 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 30 of Doha's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (33 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
58 of its 185 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
58 of its 213 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
968 of its 1,141 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (235 stories). Hunger was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
678 of its 967 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 173 of Binodpur's 303 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
71 of its 169 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Accidents were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
18 of its 55 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Manama's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
813 of its 4,052 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (355 stories). Road crashes were named in 131 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hunger, food poisoning and poisoning.
244 of its 368 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Samoa (49 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Rwanda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Australia (131 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 35,826 stories about harm among 169,444 counted on 23 Apr.
21 in every 100 of the day's 169,444 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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