We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
84 of its 100 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Algiers accounted for 60 of Algeria's 84 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 58 of Algiers' 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories).
5,913 of its 6,394 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Colombo accounted for 4,242 of Sri Lanka's 5,913 stories about harm, carried by 1,955 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (2,409 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 159 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (45 stories). Heavy rain was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
102 of its 135 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
174 of its 428 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 47 of Ankara's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (105 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.
517 of its 1,066 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (183 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 115 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, power cuts and heavy rain.
84 of its 152 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
160 of its 207 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tripoli accounted for 152 of Libya's 160 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
470 of its 1,338 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 418 of France's 470 stories about harm, carried by 450 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (120 stories).
630 of its 1,204 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 462 of Israel's 630 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Measles was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Greenland (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); malaria in Malawi (24 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (115 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Italy (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 32,426 stories about harm among 154,166 counted on 22 Apr.
Algeria stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sri Lanka and the US. On 22 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 154,166 stories, above the usual 19.
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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