We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
146 of its 190 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Guatemala City accounted for 116 of Guatemala's 146 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
849 of its 1,123 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kunduz accounted for 469 of Afghanistan's 849 stories about harm, carried by 625 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
256 of its 538 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 58 of Donbas' 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
257 of its 394 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
198 of its 253 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Juba accounted for 110 of South Sudan's 198 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
70 of its 80 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Bujumbura accounted for 50 of Burundi's 70 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Aleppo accounted for 1,299 of Syria's 1,685 stories about harm, carried by 870 outlets. 667 of Aleppo's 1,299 stories were about protests or strikes. Polio was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
801 of its 1,526 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (484 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 463 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
58 of its 111 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
128 of its 341 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning and poisoning.
Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Norway (463 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Argentina (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Iran (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Papua New Guinea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 59,514 stories about harm among 310,387 counted on 29 Apr.
Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Norway's news. of the day's 310,387 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. the news turned to Guatemala for the second day running. Guatemala's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%.
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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