We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
988 of its 1,512 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (496 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 102 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and building collapse. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
72 of its 138 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Algiers accounted for 61 of Algeria's 72 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 40 of Algiers' 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories).
259 of its 278 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Arakan accounted for 178 of Myanmar's 259 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (191 stories).
163 of its 239 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (123 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
55 of its 210 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 13 of Warsaw's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
54 of Creggan's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
3,968 of its 4,337 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Colombo accounted for 2,687 of Sri Lanka's 3,968 stories about harm, carried by 1,601 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
447 of its 1,533 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (185 stories). Road crashes were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
159 of its 219 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tripoli accounted for 151 of Libya's 159 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
63 of its 183 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Greenland (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Mozambique (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in South Africa (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Germany (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 37,250 stories about harm among 184,545 counted on 23 Apr.
The Philippines' news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 184,545 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 April 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.
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 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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