We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
199 of its 398 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 128 of Bangladesh's 199 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. 70 of Dhaka's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
114 of its 255 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Funchal accounted for 97 of Portugal's 114 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). Natural hazards were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
284 of its 384 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 275 of Libya's 284 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
273 of its 645 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Heavy rain was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse and storms.
238 of its 721 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 69 of Mexico City's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
184 of its 207 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
30 of its 64 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 13 of Phnom Penh's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
30 of its 59 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,834 of its 6,950 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 310 of Northern Ireland's 497 stories were about protests or strikes. Wildfires were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane.
21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 14 of Rangoon's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Congo (43 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Botswana (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Germany (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 30,610 stories about harm among 161,748 counted on 19 Apr.
Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 161,748 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Congo's news, mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran about three times their usual. On 19 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. Bangladesh's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.
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 about as 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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