We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,191 of its 1,363 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Mocoa accounted for 1,037 of Colombia's 1,191 stories about harm, carried by 808 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,157 stories). Wildfires were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
4,094 of its 6,715 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Petersburg accounted for 3,422 of Russia's 4,094 stories about harm, carried by 1,755 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,845 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
86 of its 190 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
143 of its 226 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 17 of Manama's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
39 of its 75 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Wildfires were named in 36 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.
203 of its 635 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
217 of its 489 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Warsaw accounted for 160 of Poland's 217 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (195 stories).
135 of its 259 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 114 of Lebanon's 135 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (112 stories).
83 of its 192 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 124 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chad (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Malawi (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Malaysia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 51,067 stories about harm among 236,371 counted on 3 Apr.
Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Chad's news. of the day's 236,371 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Colombia for the third day running. Colombia's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. A year earlier, on 3 April 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.
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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