We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
148 of its 257 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Natural hazards were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
99 of its 141 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Gasabo accounted for 88 of Rwanda's 99 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Managua accounted for 76 of Nicaragua's 101 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 61 of Managua's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
152 of its 176 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
130 of its 150 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Central Equatoria accounted for 77 of South Sudan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories).
40 of its 123 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
59 of its 156 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 18 of Dar es Salaam's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
325 of its 1,209 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
41 of its 139 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Malaria was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
29 of its 95 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 5 of Gaborone's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Namibia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Côte d’Ivoire (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Brazil (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Japan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 42,104 stories about harm among 209,350 counted on 26 Apr.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 209,350 stories, below the usual 22. Mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual in Namibia's news. In Nepal, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 26 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 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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