We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,563 of its 3,240 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (930 stories). Oil spill was named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
27 of its 29 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
7 of its 8 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 3 of Sarajevo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
5 of its 6 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%.
70 of its 143 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
179 of its 249 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 29 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 41 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
43 of its 68 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flu in Switzerland (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Malaysia (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in South Africa (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 40,090 stories about harm among 105,060 counted on 20 Apr.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 16 March 2020. In Switzerland's news, mentions of the flu ran about 5 times their usual. On 21 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 38 today. 38 in every 100 of the day's 105,060 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 41.
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 38 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 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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