We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
107 of its 155 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
33 of its 36 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Cyclone was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms and flooding.
100 of its 184 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 30 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 3 of Santiago's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
234 of its 469 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 36 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Guayaquil accounted for 25 of Ecuador's 27 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 131 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
2,166 of its 4,341 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Road crashes were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
17 of its 22 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
8,651 of its 17,054 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (610 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Italy (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Israel (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Ukraine (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Australia (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in India (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 25,525 stories about harm among 57,997 counted on 5 Apr.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed in all 1557 days held. of the day's 57,997 news stories, 44 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 38. the news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. On 6 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 44 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 about as 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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