We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 3 of Ngozi's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
213 of its 356 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
167 of its 219 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Damascus accounted for 125 of Syria's 167 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
20 of its 25 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
126 of its 171 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kulgam accounted for 54 of Kashmir's 126 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
112 of its 141 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
356 of its 695 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Ebola was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Yemen (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (94 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); ebola in South Africa (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Iran (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 37,997 stories about harm among 103,517 counted on 27 Apr.
Of the day's 103,517 news stories, 37 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 40. Yemen's news mentioned flooding about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 28 April 2019, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 37 today. In Burundi, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.
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 about as 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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