We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
92 of its 196 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Nassau accounted for 80 of the Bahamas' 92 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 66 of Nassau's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories).
273 of its 367 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tripoli accounted for 244 of Libya's 273 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
210 of its 276 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Wildfires were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with diphtheria and measles. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
483 of its 1,542 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 196 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami.
75 of its 278 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
186 of its 591 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (125 stories). Outbreaks were named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv.
100 of its 197 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Plane crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of its 51 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
87 of its 221 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 59 of Cucuta's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
29 of its 112 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 17 of Havana's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Sweden (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Venezuela (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (1252 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 33,466 stories about harm among 175,434 counted on 15 Apr.
In the Bahamas, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 175,434 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Sweden's news. On 15 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 24 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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