We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,222 of its 2,489 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 1,047 of Venezuela's 1,222 stories about harm, carried by 1,023 outlets. 974 of Caracas' 1,047 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
95 of its 131 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Mitsero accounted for 69 of Cyprus' 95 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
71 of its 125 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. the Panama Canal accounted for 68 of Panama's 71 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Drought was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and heavy rain.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
46 of its 157 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
22 of its 78 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 16 of Tegucigalpa's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).
6 of Crimea's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles and dengue.
45 of Huixtla's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). HIV was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
64 of its 198 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (38 stories).
213 of its 336 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (129 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Russia (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Ukraine (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (216 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 40,359 stories about harm among 203,028 counted on 30 Apr.
In Panama's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 203,028 stories, as usual. Venezuela's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. A year earlier, on 30 April 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 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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