We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
156 of its 216 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bratislava accounted for 151 of Slovakia's 156 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (152 stories). Snowstorms were named in 152 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold and wildfires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
136 of its 157 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Jonglei accounted for 97 of South Sudan's 136 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (109 stories). Cholera was named in 73 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.
2,474 of its 5,252 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Paris accounted for 2,170 of France's 2,474 stories about harm, carried by 1,273 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,308 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
112 of its 316 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
368 of its 1,344 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (224 stories). Measles was named in 35 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.
221 of its 273 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Nihm accounted for 145 of Yemen's 221 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
77 of its 85 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Diffa accounted for 72 of Niger's 77 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories).
337 of its 681 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (224 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
27 of its 63 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 64 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 16 of Luanda's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Colombia (153 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Malawi (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sri Lanka (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Norway (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Italy (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 52,248 stories about harm among 252,527 counted on 20 Apr.
Slovakia stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. Mentions of snowstorms ran more than ten times their usual in Slovakia's news. On 20 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 252,527 stories, below the usual 22.
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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