We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
112 of its 150 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Gorongosa accounted for 83 of Mozambique's 112 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
159 of its 243 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 15 of Tegucigalpa's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
320 of its 825 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (82 stories). Drought was named in 117 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
345 of its 834 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (143 stories). Food poisoning was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
95 of its 134 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tripoli accounted for 73 of Libya's 95 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
162 of its 205 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Yangon accounted for 79 of Myanmar's 162 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Managua accounted for 83 of Nicaragua's 89 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 78 of Managua's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Wildfires were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
88 of its 194 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 13 of Mikocheni's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Wildfires were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with chikungunya.
62 of its 95 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Antananarivo accounted for 46 of Madagascar's 62 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).
98 of its 165 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Nicaragua (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Liberia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Tanzania (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dust storm in India (381 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 May. 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 42,536 stories about harm among 210,194 counted on 4 May.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 210,194 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Nicaragua's news. In Mozambique, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual.
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 softer 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?
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