Denmark
68 of its 166 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
People killed in Denmark, protests in Ayia Napa (Cyprus) and arrests in Mongolia drew the news. Mongolia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
84 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostChile
45 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia
55 in 100 of its stories, usually 53
Tone of the words
About as usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Cyprus
18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 3 of Ayia Napa's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
Mongolia
Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Mauritius
11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%.
6 more places the news pointed at
Egypt
Cairo accounted for 73 of Egypt's 114 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Guatemala
19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Malawi
38 of its 63 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Kuwait
35 of its 64 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
Japan
346 of its 937 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Liberia
43 of its 65 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Zimbabwe (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chickenpox in Spain (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Australia (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
39 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 41; 40 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 46,883 stories about harm among 119,737 counted on 15 Apr.
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In Spain's news, mentions of the chickenpox ran more than ten times their usual. On 16 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 39 today. Denmark's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. of the day's 119,737 news stories, 39 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 41.
- 39 in every 100 of the day's 119,737 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 41).
- Denmark: 68 of its 166 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%.
- Cyprus: 18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
- Mongolia: Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).
- Mauritius: 11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%.
- Mentions of the chickenpox ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news.
- Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in New Zealand's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 16 April 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 39 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Liberia66 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Syria66 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines65 in 100 of its 722 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Bangladesh63 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Libya61 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 65 · mostly healthCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2318 Mumbai India89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Wuhan China61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 955 Beijing China59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Michigan US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● Chattanooga US accidents & disasters · 40 stories, 90 outlets ● Cairo Egypt attacks & violence · 73 stories, 105 outlets ● Chesapeake US accidents & disasters · 16 stories, 87 outlets ● Damascus Syria attacks & violence · 22 stories, 25 outlets ● Lashkar Pakistan attacks & violence · 5 stories, 7 outlets ● Douala Cameroon protests & strikes · 6 stories, 7 outlets ● Rajouri Kashmir deaths, cause not given · 6 stories, 6 outlets ● Mamman Nigeria people displaced · 5 stories, 4 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health84% 38,960 stories · about as usual Rights & justice5% 2,498 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,812 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 968 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 902 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 763 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 470 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 281 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed12,329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting abductions56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and NigeriaStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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