We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
166 of its 174 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. el Faro accounted for 161 of el Salvador's 166 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Hurricane was named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
338 of its 455 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Leogane accounted for 282 of Haiti's 338 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (219 stories). Earthquake was named in 287 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
231 of its 355 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Caracas accounted for 175 of Venezuela's 231 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 165 of Caracas' 175 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
540 of its 1,047 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (340 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
67 of its 112 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Skopje accounted for 65 of North Macedonia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
160 of its 340 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (136 stories). Avalanche was named in 104 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
323 of its 599 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Stockholm accounted for 282 of Sweden's 323 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,034 of its 1,889 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatstroke was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
112 of its 464 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
181 of its 206 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Unity State accounted for 128 of South Sudan's 181 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (104 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in Bahamas (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (192 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Sierra Leone (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Georgia (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 51,021 stories about harm among 251,864 counted on 12 Apr.
20 in every 100 of the day's 251,864 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 12 April 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 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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