We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
94 of its 133 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Rabat accounted for 89 of Morocco's 94 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 88 of Rabat's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
216 of its 276 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tripoli accounted for 212 of Libya's 216 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
37 of its 64 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
24 of its 26 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
5,492 of its 5,848 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Colombo accounted for 4,079 of Sri Lanka's 5,492 stories about harm, carried by 2,082 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (4,046 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
67 of its 171 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 13 of Manama's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
139 of its 282 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 69 of Ankara's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
428 of its 1,288 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 222 of Paris' 389 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (145 stories). Train derailment was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Tehran accounted for 125 of Iran's 196 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
179 of its 386 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Cuba (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Canada (55 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Iran (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 21,229 stories about harm among 94,158 counted on 21 Apr.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 18 March 2019. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 94,158 stories, above the usual 19. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Sri Lanka and the US. In Colombia's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. Morocco stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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 harsher 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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