We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
318 of its 528 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 296 of Venezuela's 318 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. 275 of Caracas' 296 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (115 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
3,160 of its 3,829 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stockholm accounted for 3,043 of Sweden's 3,160 stories about harm, carried by 1,665 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,992 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
352 of its 1,279 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Cyclone was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
48 of its 165 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Ebola was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and measles. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
291 of its 1,092 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 45 of Ashanti's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (162 stories). Meningitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
463 of its 1,466 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (287 stories). Train derailment was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
237 of its 276 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Morobo accounted for 125 of South Sudan's 237 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Wildfires were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Mocoa accounted for 148 of Colombia's 170 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 81 of Mocoa's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
43 of its 50 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Measles was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
110 of its 129 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bamako accounted for 54 of Mali's 110 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Poland (148 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Colombia (105 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Guinea (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Albania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in South Sudan (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 62,332 stories about harm among 257,641 counted on 7 Apr.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 257,641 stories, above the usual 21. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US. In Poland's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Venezuela for the second day running.
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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