We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,353 of its 2,099 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nairobi accounted for 1,252 of Kenya's 1,353 stories about harm, carried by 790 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 153 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
557 of its 1,399 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 213 of Berlin's 231 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (285 stories). Extreme cold was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
164 of its 242 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (69 stories). Dengue was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
126 of its 140 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Plane crash was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
538 of its 730 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kunduz accounted for 313 of Afghanistan's 538 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. 195 of Kunduz's 313 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
57 of its 64 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Abidjan accounted for 55 of Côte d’Ivoire's 57 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories).
78 of its 130 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Outbreaks were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with malaria and poisoning.
53 of its 129 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
15 of its 17 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 15 of Nouakchott's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories).
95 of its 181 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (75 stories). Hunger was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Haiti (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Colombia (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Peru (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Belgium (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in India (178 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 36,553 stories about harm among 187,917 counted on 30 Apr.
On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 187,917 stories, as usual. Kenya's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. In Haiti's news, mentions of the drought ran about three times their usual.
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 about as 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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