We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
114 of its 144 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. la Paz accounted for 96 of Bolivia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 92 of la Paz's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
90 of its 105 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Montevideo accounted for 87 of Uruguay's 90 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
101 of its 203 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Skopje accounted for 77 of North Macedonia's 101 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
87 of its 89 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,154 of its 2,024 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 405 of Jerusalem's 600 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (141 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
172 of its 216 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 48 of Manyu's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
47 of its 58 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
77 of its 144 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 53 of Kigali's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (57 stories).
23 of its 31 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
258 of its 627 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (176 stories). Oil spill was named in 158 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Indonesia (158 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Tonga (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zambia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Bangladesh (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Switzerland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 46,488 stories about harm among 216,528 counted on 4 Apr.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Bolivia. of the day's 216,528 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Bolivia stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 4 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as 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 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 much 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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