We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
110 of its 142 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Algiers accounted for 87 of Algeria's 110 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 83 of Algiers' 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
149 of its 322 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 99 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
688 of its 1,078 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Gaza accounted for 472 of Palestine's 688 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (350 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
23 of its 60 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
205 of its 253 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Idlib accounted for 114 of Syria's 205 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 62 of Idlib's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
146 of its 155 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (98 stories). Malaria was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.
50 of its 57 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Ebola was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
419 of its 787 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 291 of Venezuela's 419 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. 189 of Caracas' 291 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories).
1,344 of its 1,644 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,090 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
14 of its 14 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Congo (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Germany (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Aruba (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 May. 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 22,723 stories about harm among 109,499 counted on 4 May.
Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 109,499 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the Netherlands' news mentioned respiratory illness more than ten times as often as usual. Algeria's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.
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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