We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
46 of its 65 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tripoli accounted for 31 of Libya's 46 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
31 of its 37 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
53 of its 121 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.
6 of its 7 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
4,118 of its 8,823 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 275 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
491 of its 1,118 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tokyo accounted for 356 of Japan's 491 stories about harm, carried by 675 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (194 stories).
889 of its 1,440 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Hepatitis was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
47 of its 90 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
34 of its 67 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
56 of its 71 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Guinea (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Ukraine (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (275 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Israel (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in South Korea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 48,184 stories about harm among 120,475 counted on 7 Apr.
Fiji's news mentioned the cyclone more than ten times as often as usual. 40 in every 100 of the day's 120,475 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 39. A year earlier, on 8 April 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 40 today. Libya stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 59%.
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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