We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
338 of its 462 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Bagram accounted for 222 of Afghanistan's 338 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Natural hazards were named in 178 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
269 of its 361 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Khartoum accounted for 192 of Sudan's 269 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. 175 of Khartoum's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
68 of its 123 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
49 of its 98 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
265 of its 498 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tripoli accounted for 237 of Libya's 265 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
191 of its 483 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of its 200 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
38 of its 104 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with rabies.
228 of its 557 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
540 of its 2,129 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Accidents were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Mozambique (75 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (90 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Namibia (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in Malawi (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Uganda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 37,655 stories about harm among 202,346 counted on 10 Apr.
People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the United Arab Emirates. 19 in every 100 of the day's 202,346 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. Mentions of the malaria ran about three times their usual in Mozambique's news.
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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.