We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
103 of its 166 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Managua accounted for 96 of Nicaragua's 103 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 92 of Managua's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
111 of its 126 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bratislava accounted for 86 of Slovakia's 111 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 252 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
521 of its 903 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (220 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
232 of its 463 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Yerevan accounted for 202 of Armenia's 232 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 176 of Yerevan's 202 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories).
74 of its 276 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 62 of Buenos Aires' 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
120 of its 536 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 59 of Amsterdam's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
200 of its 353 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 178 of Nepal's 200 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories).
155 of its 370 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Ebola was named in 132 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
227 of its 618 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Hungary (132 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Eswatini (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (140 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Austria (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 41,894 stories about harm among 199,676 counted on 20 Apr.
In Hungary's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 199,676 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Russia. For the second day running, the news turned to Nicaragua. Nicaragua stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.
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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