We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
167 of its 258 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kabul accounted for 66 of Afghanistan's 167 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
58 of its 61 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. la Soufriere accounted for 43 of St Vincent's 58 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 30 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Ouagadougou accounted for 15 of Burkina Faso's 21 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
9 of Yangon's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Phnom Penh accounted for 18 of Cambodia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
297 of its 1,270 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Tsunami was named in 130 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with earthquake.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
38 of its 67 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Volcanic eruption was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories).
32 of its 79 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Barbados (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Japan (130 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Indonesia (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Trinidad & Tobago (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Türkiye (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 23,120 stories about harm among 89,441 counted on 13 Apr.
Of the day's 89,441 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 April 2020, 42 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.
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 26 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 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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