We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
30 of its 36 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ndjamena accounted for 24 of Chad's 30 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
119 of its 175 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Respiratory illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
33 of its 58 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
30 of its 49 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Brussels accounted for 27 of Belgium's 30 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets.
17 of its 26 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
663 of its 1,477 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories).
36 of its 60 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Wuhan accounted for 508 of China's 1,032 stories about harm, carried by 534 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories).
Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in France (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Australia (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in US (81 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in UK (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hepatitis in India (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 23,283 stories about harm among 55,769 counted on 19 Apr.
Chad's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 42 in every 100 of the day's 55,769 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Chad. On 20 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 42 today. Chad's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%. This week the news turned most often to Fiji, on 3 of 7 days.
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 much 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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