Afghanistan
422 of its 632 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 202 of Afghanistan's 422 stories about harm, carried by 481 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The day's news pointed at violence in Kabul, arrests in Denmark and refugees in Pakistan. Denmark's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostAfghanistan
67 in 100 of its 632 stories, usually 52
RegionSouth Asia
38 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words
About as usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Denmark
71 of its 161 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Pakistan
284 of its 703 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
St Vincent
40 of its 49 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. la Soufriere accounted for 28 of St Vincent's 40 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets.
6 more places the news pointed at
Iraq
82 of its 143 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Ethiopia
Tigray accounted for 43 of Ethiopia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
North Korea
19 of its 39 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Armenia
45 of its 121 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Cameroon
17 of its 31 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
India
1,508 of its 4,500 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Respiratory illness was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Rwanda (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Iran (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in France (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
24 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 26; 25 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 23,058 stories about harm among 94,824 counted on 15 Apr.
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It was the third day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. of the day's 94,824 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Rwanda's news mentioned the malaria more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 15 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 39 in every 100, against 24 today.
- 24 in every 100 of the day's 94,824 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 26).
- Afghanistan: 422 of its 632 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%.
- Denmark: 71 of its 161 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%.
- Pakistan: 284 of its 703 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
- St Vincent: 40 of its 49 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%.
- Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
- Mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual in Rwanda's news.
- Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Iran's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- It was the third day running that the news turned to Afghanistan.
- A year earlier, on 15 April 2020, 39 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Myanmar82 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 83 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 632 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen66 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq57 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda57 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 53 · mostly healthCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 921 Hennepin County US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Islamabad Pakistan54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Brooklyn US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 202 stories, 481 outlets ● Hennepin County US protests & strikes · 239 stories, 664 outlets ● Port Fourchon US accidents & disasters · 57 stories, 221 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 39 stories, 122 outlets ● Baghdad Iraq attacks & violence · 34 stories, 74 outlets ● Mandalay Myanmar protests & strikes · 25 stories, 42 outlets ● Natanz Iran attacks & violence · 27 stories, 45 outlets ● Lahore Pakistan protests & strikes · 47 stories, 59 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health54% 12,244 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 4,471 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 2,060 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,926 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 895 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 539 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 250 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed6,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about the usual rateStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
harshwarm
The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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