We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
148 of its 183 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Gonaives accounted for 117 of Haiti's 148 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Landslides were named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
271 of its 299 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Agua Zarca accounted for 218 of Honduras' 271 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 216 of Agua Zarca's 218 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (253 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
117 of its 176 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dakar accounted for 100 of Senegal's 117 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Ebola was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
218 of its 479 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,015 of its 1,546 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Nairobi accounted for 732 of Kenya's 1,015 stories about harm, carried by 525 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (598 stories). Hypothermia was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
124 of its 396 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 14 of Hanoi's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Accidents were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
71 of its 142 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
655 of its 959 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
352 of its 1,079 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
100 of its 201 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 30 of Odessa's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Costa Rica (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Palestine (119 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Vietnam (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 May. 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 61,091 stories about harm among 318,877 counted on 3 May.
In Haiti, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 318,877 stories, as 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 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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