We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
958 of its 1,127 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 716 of Palestine's 958 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. 514 of Gaza's 716 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (652 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,147 of its 1,977 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Berlin accounted for 707 of Germany's 1,147 stories about harm, carried by 664 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,022 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
105 of its 375 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (54 stories). Cholera was named in 14 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.
89 of its 164 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Tropical storm was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,385 of its 1,826 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jerusalem accounted for 547 of Israel's 1,385 stories about harm, carried by 409 outlets. 409 of Jerusalem's 547 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
139 of its 154 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kidal accounted for 68 of Mali's 139 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
101 of its 381 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 66 of Seoul's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
60 of its 178 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
1,753 of its 6,346 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 95 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with earthquake, tsunami and plane crash.
Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Papua New Guinea (62 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in Romania (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Saudi Arabia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Poland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in France (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 25,801 stories about harm among 117,267 counted on 7 Apr.
People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US. of the day's 117,267 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned landslides about three times as often as usual. Palestine's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%. On 7 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today.
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 much harsher 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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