We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
179 of its 196 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Praia accounted for 170 of Cape Verde's 179 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
334 of its 623 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 77 of Kiev's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
385 of its 903 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Heatwave was named in 170 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought, food poisoning and heatstroke.
101 of its 300 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Cholera was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
90 of its 106 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Niamey accounted for 87 of Niger's 90 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Cairo accounted for 287 of Egypt's 363 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. 153 of Cairo's 287 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 4 of Naura's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
102 of its 334 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 35 of Havana's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories).
117 of its 290 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Hurricane was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
510 of its 897 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 177 of Dhaka's 285 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: dengue in Brazil (54 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Chile (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Czechia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Vietnam (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Greenland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 58,458 stories about harm among 330,362 counted on 27 Apr.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed in all 118 days held. Thailand's news mentioned the heatwave more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Cape Verde. of the day's 330,362 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, 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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