We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
125 of its 167 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Malang accounted for 62 of Indonesia's 125 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Earthquake was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Yangon accounted for 68 of Myanmar's 90 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 66 of Yangon's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
56 of its 115 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bangkok accounted for 40 of Thailand's 56 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
17 of its 37 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 80 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. la Soufriere accounted for 67 of St Vincent's 71 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
23 of its 27 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).
34 of its 63 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
1,207 of its 3,351 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
119 of its 490 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories).
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in UK (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); overdoses in US (59 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 13,192 stories about harm among 49,589 counted on 10 Apr.
In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 49,589 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 10 April 2020, 41 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today. In Indonesia, 75% 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 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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