We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
83 of its 143 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 38 of Bangladesh's 83 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 20 of Dhaka's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).
32 of its 78 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
29 of its 47 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 60 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
33 of its 110 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dubai accounted for 32 of the United Arab Emirates' 33 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
205 of its 374 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Typhoon was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, flooding and cyclone.
56 of its 57 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. 20 of Aung Hlaing's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
81 of its 178 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 45 of Israel's 81 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
102 of its 474 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Hurricane was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Türkiye (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (51 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Libya (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in UK (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 13,031 stories about harm among 49,145 counted on 17 Apr.
Türkiye's news mentioned Covid about 4 times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 49,145 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 17 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 38 in every 100, against 27 today. Bangladesh stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%.
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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