We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
272 of its 363 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tripoli accounted for 266 of Libya's 272 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (160 stories). Outbreaks were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
474 of its 737 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Funchal accounted for 335 of Portugal's 474 stories about harm, carried by 356 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (337 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
323 of its 839 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories). Earthquake was named in 295 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
174 of its 374 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Lima accounted for 146 of Peru's 174 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 106 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 8 of Manama's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
58 of its 82 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Quito accounted for 54 of Ecuador's 58 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 52 of Quito's 54 stories were about protests or strikes.
24 of its 64 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
171 of its 420 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (59 stories). Storms were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
103 of its 119 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
42 of its 162 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Greece (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 35,437 stories about harm among 200,893 counted on 18 Apr.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 10 January 2019. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 200,893 stories, below the usual 19. It was the seventh day running that the news turned to Libya. In Taiwan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Congo.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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