We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
525 of its 1,111 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tokyo accounted for 395 of Japan's 525 stories about harm, carried by 609 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (234 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
57 of its 77 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of its 80 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hurricane.
19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 15 of Abidjan's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).
105 of its 145 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 64 of Afghanistan's 105 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
36 of its 56 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 57 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Guayaquil accounted for 36 of Ecuador's 44 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
960 of its 1,603 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
42 of its 95 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
44 of its 51 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Ukraine (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Belgium (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Egypt (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (81 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 44,548 stories about harm among 108,253 counted on 6 Apr.
In Vanuatu's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 41 in every 100 of the day's 108,253 stories, above the usual 38. On 7 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 41 today. In Japan, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual.
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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