We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
372 of its 896 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tokyo accounted for 246 of Japan's 372 stories about harm, carried by 512 outlets. Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
148 of its 203 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 99 of Afghanistan's 148 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
64 of its 78 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Cyclone was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
17 of its 28 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 6 of Pathein's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
27 of its 52 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
128 of its 195 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Dhaka accounted for 76 of Bangladesh's 128 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 89 of Iran's 184 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
92 of its 118 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
126 of its 146 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
34 of its 55 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Tonga (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Congo (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Brazil (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in India (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 46,864 stories about harm among 118,834 counted on 9 Apr.
Of the day's 118,834 news stories, 39 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 10 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 39 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 39 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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