We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
909 of its 1,157 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Skopje accounted for 834 of North Macedonia's 909 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. 830 of Skopje's 834 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (810 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
203 of its 305 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Monrovia accounted for 140 of Liberia's 203 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
181 of its 320 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 144 of Nepal's 181 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (117 stories). Snowstorms were named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,324 of its 1,823 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Cairo accounted for 1,216 of Egypt's 1,324 stories about harm, carried by 627 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
399 of its 700 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 166 of Tehran's 234 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
128 of its 178 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (103 stories). Flu was named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
282 of its 471 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kupwara accounted for 235 of Kashmir's 282 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (167 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
317 of its 498 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 187 of Ramallah's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories).
50 of its 189 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 36 of Valletta's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories).
1,135 of its 2,768 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Tsunami was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Rwanda (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Norway (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Colombia (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Poland (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); norovirus in Guatemala (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 49,254 stories about harm among 244,900 counted on 28 Apr.
In Rwanda's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 244,900 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to North Macedonia. In North Macedonia, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. On 28 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.
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 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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