We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
662 of its 712 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Managua accounted for 320 of Nicaragua's 662 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. 296 of Managua's 320 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
1,327 of its 1,477 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 1,242 of Afghanistan's 1,327 stories about harm, carried by 988 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
175 of its 318 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
78 of its 138 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kuwait City accounted for 72 of Kuwait's 78 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (75 stories).
370 of its 519 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Yerevan accounted for 339 of Armenia's 370 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. 324 of Yerevan's 339 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (209 stories).
237 of its 280 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tripoli accounted for 176 of Libya's 237 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
568 of its 740 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Damascus accounted for 439 of Syria's 568 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 34 of Antananarivo's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories).
287 of its 1,179 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
52 of its 237 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Kenya (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in Bangladesh (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Australia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 25,561 stories about harm among 105,368 counted on 22 Apr.
It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Nicaragua. of the day's 105,368 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 6 times their usual in Kenya's news. In Nicaragua, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Nicaragua, on 4 of 7 days.
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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.