We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
364 of its 447 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kathmandu accounted for 280 of Nepal's 364 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (331 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
137 of its 305 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Pyongyang accounted for 114 of North Korea's 137 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
337 of its 546 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Caracas accounted for 260 of Venezuela's 337 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. 221 of Caracas' 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
100 of its 127 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
141 of its 225 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Lima accounted for 99 of Peru's 141 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 70 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flu was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
385 of its 1,774 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Plane crash was named in 116 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
100 of its 139 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 59 of Sudan's 100 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 51 of Khartoum's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
206 of its 374 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Earthquake was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
347 of its 991 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (276 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Guatemala (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Germany (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Egypt (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Rwanda (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Russia (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 32,078 stories about harm among 180,099 counted on 1 Apr.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 January 2019. 18 in every 100 of the day's 180,099 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Guatemala's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Nepal stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. Over March, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in March 2018.
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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