We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
68 of its 72 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Yangon accounted for 49 of Myanmar's 68 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. 47 of Yangon's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
90 of its 134 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Anantnag accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 90 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
81 of its 107 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with cyclone, tsunami and volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
414 of its 964 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Beijing accounted for 240 of China's 414 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.
77 of its 81 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. la Soufriere accounted for 71 of St Vincent's 77 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
23 of its 43 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 11 of Ndjamena's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
77 of its 348 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
29 of its 38 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Marib accounted for 21 of Yemen's 29 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Volcanic eruption was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
32 of its 61 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Barbados (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Thailand (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Türkiye (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); diphtheria in US (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 11,624 stories about harm among 41,976 counted on 11 Apr.
The news turned to Myanmar for the second day running. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 6 times their usual in Barbados' news. On 11 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 43 in every 100, against 28 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 41,976 stories, above the usual 26. This week the news turned most often to Myanmar, on 5 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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