We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
171 of its 219 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kigali accounted for 102 of Rwanda's 171 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Plane crash was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
225 of its 415 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 151 of Bangladesh's 225 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Cyclone was named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge, storms and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
290 of its 617 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Riyadh accounted for 217 of Saudi Arabia's 290 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. 178 of Riyadh's 217 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (194 stories).
249 of its 529 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Alexandria accounted for 179 of Egypt's 249 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories).
190 of its 225 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mogadishu accounted for 113 of Somalia's 190 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
60 of its 177 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 50 of Buenos Aires' 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
46 of its 93 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 40 of Minsk's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (38 stories).
67 of its 153 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
349 of its 1,029 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Storms were named in 194 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.
126 of its 231 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: storms in South Korea (194 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Yemen (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Indonesia (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Brazil (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); measles in Venezuela (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 34,915 stories about harm among 185,223 counted on 5 Apr.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Rwanda. of the day's 185,223 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Rwanda stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. On 5 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.
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 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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