We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
247 of its 408 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Havana accounted for 216 of Cuba's 247 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories). Plane crash was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
122 of its 167 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 118 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
118 of its 160 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Skopje accounted for 95 of North Macedonia's 118 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 92 of Skopje's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
47 of its 64 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Luanda accounted for 44 of Angola's 47 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
389 of its 600 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Caracas accounted for 332 of Venezuela's 389 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. 324 of Caracas' 332 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (235 stories).
130 of its 243 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 113 of Poland's 130 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 88 of Warsaw's 113 stories were about protests or strikes.
54 of its 72 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
183 of its 498 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 120 of Sao Paulo's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories).
202 of its 217 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Mayun accounted for 138 of Yemen's 202 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
78 of its 205 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Mexico (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Czechia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Ghana (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 29,206 stories about harm among 145,207 counted on 29 Apr.
Cuba stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. In Kyrgyzstan's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 145,207 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 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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