We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
109 of its 173 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Zagreb accounted for 98 of Croatia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 88 of Zagreb's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
126 of its 157 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Algiers accounted for 107 of Algeria's 126 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
52 of its 104 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
355 of its 569 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kathua accounted for 235 of Kashmir's 355 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,208 of its 1,845 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 243 of Jerusalem's 464 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
316 of its 371 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Quito accounted for 286 of Ecuador's 316 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories).
92 of its 191 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
816 of its 1,093 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 305 of Gaza's 342 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (388 stories).
233 of its 299 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
95 of its 285 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Uganda (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Nicaragua (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Argentina (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 41,502 stories about harm among 202,450 counted on 13 Apr.
Croatia's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 202,450 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 13 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 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 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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