We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,392 of its 2,887 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Alexandria accounted for 1,287 of Egypt's 2,392 stories about harm, carried by 876 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
383 of its 546 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Caracas accounted for 339 of Venezuela's 383 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. 331 of Caracas' 339 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (143 stories).
43 of its 98 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
45 of its 151 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Respiratory illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
80 of its 85 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Diffa accounted for 78 of Niger's 80 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
882 of its 1,235 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Stockholm accounted for 846 of Sweden's 882 stories about harm, carried by 723 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
79 of its 276 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 60 of Buenos Aires' 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,023 of its 4,814 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 226 of Beijing's 354 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Train derailment was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
842 of its 1,367 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 599 of Israel's 842 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories).
531 of its 643 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 357 of Somalia's 531 stories about harm, carried by 305 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in New Caledonia (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Hungary (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Georgia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (113 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 50,272 stories about harm among 223,658 counted on 10 Apr.
For the second day running, the news turned to Egypt. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 223,658 stories, as usual. Mentions of plane crash ran about 8 times their usual in Poland's news. In Egypt, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. On 10 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, 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 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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