We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
26 of its 34 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Montevideo accounted for 26 of Uruguay's 26 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
145 of its 184 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Jakarta accounted for 65 of Indonesia's 145 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
97 of its 159 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 8 of Brasilia's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Measles was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
16 of its 27 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 6 of Saaremaa's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
114 of its 126 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ramallah accounted for 98 of Palestine's 114 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 60 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
157 of its 368 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
64 of its 137 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dubai accounted for 54 of the United Arab Emirates' 64 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
108 of its 146 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 61 of Afghanistan's 108 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Kenya (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Mexico (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Germany (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in France (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Italy (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 27,188 stories about harm among 63,429 counted on 11 Apr.
Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Uruguay, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 April 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 43 today. 43 in every 100 of the day's 63,429 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 40.
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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