We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
72 of its 109 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Dakar accounted for 70 of Senegal's 72 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
297 of its 633 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Riyadh accounted for 262 of Saudi Arabia's 297 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Hunger was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
425 of its 957 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jakarta accounted for 406 of Indonesia's 425 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. 317 of Jakarta's 406 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
259 of its 544 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (118 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
56 of its 113 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Vilnius accounted for 53 of Lithuania's 56 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories).
269 of its 468 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
183 of its 219 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
68 of its 192 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 47 of Lisbon's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. 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.
75 of its 260 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Plague was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
168 of its 204 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Marib accounted for 108 of Yemen's 168 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (124 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); plague in Argentina (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Guinea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Somalia (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Italy (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 49,572 stories about harm among 239,830 counted on 19 Apr.
In Senegal, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Poland's news mentioned plane crash about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 19 April 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. of the day's 239,830 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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