We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,321 of its 1,986 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Berlin accounted for 590 of Germany's 1,321 stories about harm, carried by 485 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,013 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,661 of its 3,144 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Ghouta accounted for 2,064 of Syria's 2,661 stories about harm, carried by 1,374 outlets. 1,267 of Ghouta's 2,064 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 511 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
258 of its 1,087 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
80 of its 184 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
1,025 of its 1,499 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 458 of Israel's 1,025 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (776 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
541 of its 789 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 314 of Palestine's 541 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 182 of Gaza's 314 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (248 stories).
17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 10 of Freetown's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
90 of its 104 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tripoli accounted for 83 of Libya's 90 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories).
340 of its 756 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
61 of its 66 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bangui accounted for 60 of the Central African Republic's 61 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories).
Also named far more than usual: storms in Saudi Arabia (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Singapore (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Italy (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Sierra Leone (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 24,643 stories about harm among 105,206 counted on 8 Apr.
In Germany, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 105,206 stories, above the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Germany for the second day running. This week the news turned most often to Fiji, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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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