We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
206 of its 212 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Bangui accounted for 204 of the Central African Republic's 206 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 137 of Bangui's 204 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
1,503 of its 1,764 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Boufarik accounted for 1,286 of Algeria's 1,503 stories about harm, carried by 1,187 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,494 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
84 of its 119 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Vilnius accounted for 82 of Lithuania's 84 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
77 of its 340 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories). Hunger was named in 63 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.
171 of its 212 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Yangon accounted for 129 of Myanmar's 171 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
59 of its 164 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 3 of Armonia's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
84 of its 104 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Niamey accounted for 67 of Niger's 84 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
32 of its 40 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
49 of its 78 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
279 of its 385 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Romania (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in British Virgin Islands (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Malawi (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (55 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 44,029 stories about harm among 222,739 counted on 11 Apr.
In Nepal's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 11 April 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. the Central African Republic's news was 97% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%. of the day's 222,739 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, 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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