We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
103 of its 145 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Hualien accounted for 65 of Taiwan's 103 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Accidents were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
164 of its 354 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Amman accounted for 86 of Jordan's 164 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
63 of its 88 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tigray accounted for 48 of Ethiopia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Covid was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
15 of its 33 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 3 of Bucharest's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
134 of its 161 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (96 stories). Flooding was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
851 of its 2,548 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (129 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 27 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mogadishu accounted for 16 of Somalia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Yangon accounted for 40 of Myanmar's 81 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 38 of Yangon's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
49 of its 130 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 12 of Sofia's 23 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Laos (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Nigeria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 10,801 stories about harm among 39,151 counted on 4 Apr.
For the third day running, the news turned to Taiwan. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 39,151 stories, above the usual 26. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Taiwan stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. This week the news turned most often to Myanmar, 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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