We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,805 of its 1,956 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Mocoa accounted for 1,591 of Colombia's 1,805 stories about harm, carried by 1,120 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (260 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 475 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
260 of its 366 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Asuncion accounted for 217 of Paraguay's 260 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. 207 of Asuncion's 217 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories).
109 of its 135 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bemainty accounted for 109 of Madagascar's 109 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Drought was named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
263 of its 395 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Palestinian Legislative Council accounted for 187 of Palestine's 263 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (36 stories).
237 of its 751 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 182 of Yerevan's 216 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (228 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
99 of its 112 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Montevideo accounted for 91 of Uruguay's 99 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories).
20 of its 23 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 17 of Ouagadougou's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).
184 of its 458 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
93 of its 195 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 84 of Lantau's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories).
964 of its 1,837 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (484 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Guam (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in China (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 30,572 stories about harm among 123,291 counted on 2 Apr.
Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Colombia and Australia. It was the second day running that the news turned to Colombia. In Colombia, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 123,291 stories, above 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 harsher 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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