We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
115 of its 138 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 66 of Honduras' 115 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 66 of Tegucigalpa's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
451 of its 531 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Algiers accounted for 396 of Algeria's 451 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Damascus accounted for 2,075 of Syria's 2,781 stories about harm, carried by 1,201 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
114 of its 143 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Tartu accounted for 102 of Estonia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
487 of its 572 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Ghazni accounted for 247 of Afghanistan's 487 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 126 of Ghazni's 247 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (425 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
105 of its 117 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Bangui accounted for 102 of the Central African Republic's 105 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 70 of Bangui's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
29 of its 37 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
284 of its 382 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
19 of its 23 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and volcanic eruption.
158 of its 443 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Montserrat (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Malawi (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tuberculosis in Angola (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in China (103 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 45,251 stories about harm among 224,673 counted on 12 Apr.
Honduras stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 224,673 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 12 April 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 20 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 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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