We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
408 of its 732 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Skopje accounted for 386 of North Macedonia's 408 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. 386 of Skopje's 386 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (344 stories).
374 of its 554 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kupwara accounted for 272 of Kashmir's 374 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
175 of its 347 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Snowstorms were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
308 of its 519 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
150 of its 239 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dakar accounted for 142 of Senegal's 150 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 95 of Dakar's 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
730 of its 958 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Caracas accounted for 568 of Venezuela's 730 stories about harm, carried by 451 outlets. 528 of Caracas' 568 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (335 stories).
35 of its 198 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 18 of Prague's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 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.
Damascus accounted for 1,397 of Syria's 1,874 stories about harm, carried by 696 outlets. 1,016 of Damascus' 1,397 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (306 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
26 of its 55 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 22 of Ouagadougou's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).
57 of its 96 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 3 of Port-au-Prince's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in Ethiopia (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Switzerland (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Italy (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Denmark (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 53,381 stories about harm among 266,759 counted on 27 Apr.
North Macedonia's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. On 27 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 266,759 stories, 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 20 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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