We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
139 of its 163 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Managua accounted for 113 of Nicaragua's 139 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. 107 of Managua's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Damascus accounted for 394 of Syria's 726 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (199 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
459 of its 750 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Copenhagen accounted for 442 of Denmark's 459 stories about harm, carried by 561 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
40 of its 47 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Kwajalein accounted for 31 of the Marshall Islands' 40 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Typhoon was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone.
140 of its 280 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kuwait City accounted for 127 of Kuwait's 140 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (129 stories).
313 of its 658 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (238 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
174 of its 685 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (55 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
2,245 of its 6,821 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (952 stories). Plane crash was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
228 of its 515 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes.
217 of its 620 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Measles was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rubella.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Madagascar (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Kenya (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Tanzania (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Rwanda (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 43,176 stories about harm among 210,563 counted on 25 Apr.
It was the seventh day running that the news turned to Nicaragua. of the day's 210,563 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the Marshall Islands' news mentioned the typhoon more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 25 April 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. In Nicaragua, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 74% is usual.
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 21 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 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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