We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
102 of its 120 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Managua accounted for 81 of Nicaragua's 102 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 59 of Managua's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
331 of its 396 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tripoli accounted for 312 of Libya's 331 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (234 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
412 of its 817 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lima accounted for 340 of Peru's 412 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
221 of its 572 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
569 of its 1,056 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 176 of Riyadh's 236 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
57 of its 80 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Yangon accounted for 51 of Myanmar's 57 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. 47 of Yangon's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (50 stories).
38 of its 139 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 7 of Manama's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
70 of its 373 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Cholera was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 251 of Sudan's 393 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 209 of Khartoum's 251 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Heatstroke was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 9 of Conakry's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Japan (112 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Denmark (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Congo (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Israel (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (40 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 38,495 stories about harm among 201,594 counted on 17 Apr.
Mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 201,594 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Nicaragua for the second day running. On 17 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. In Nicaragua, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 75% is usual.
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?
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