We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
655 of its 781 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kathmandu accounted for 483 of Nepal's 655 stories about harm, carried by 420 outlets. 299 of Kathmandu's 483 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (311 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
187 of its 264 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Poisoning was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Gas explosion was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
31 of its 50 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
397 of its 702 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 100 of Dhaka's 165 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Building collapse was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
232 of its 405 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 115 of Westerplatte's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
522 of its 678 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 318 of Iraq's 522 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (285 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
794 of its 1,006 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Yerevan accounted for 571 of Armenia's 794 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of its 140 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 7 of Chisinau's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories).
128 of its 164 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Guyana (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Samoa (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 32,497 stories about harm among 153,913 counted on 24 Apr.
In North Macedonia's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 153,913 stories, as usual. Nepal's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 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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