We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
98 of its 166 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tripoli accounted for 91 of Libya's 98 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
37 of its 80 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 13 of Beirut's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
147 of its 211 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Valletta accounted for 125 of Malta's 147 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories).
1,236 of its 5,624 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
111 of its 115 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Juba accounted for 104 of South Sudan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
164 of its 216 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 46 of Masyaf's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
50 of its 62 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 18 of Mogadishu's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 17 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.
43 of its 82 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 42 of Tirana's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).
71 of its 74 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Srebrenica accounted for 69 of Bosnia's 71 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
433 of its 720 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Ramallah accounted for 316 of Palestine's 433 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (68 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Belgium (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Somalia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 21,744 stories about harm among 111,794 counted on 13 Apr.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 19 in every 100 of the day's 111,794 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Libya. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 13 April 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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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