We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
230 of its 563 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kremlin accounted for 186 of Russia's 230 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. 111 of Kremlin's 186 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Illness was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
110 of its 187 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Cairo accounted for 75 of Egypt's 110 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (78 stories). Train derailment was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 151 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Prague accounted for 56 of the Czechia's 71 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
24 of its 33 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ndjamena accounted for 22 of Chad's 24 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
238 of its 545 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 60 of Lahore's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
149 of its 318 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 94 of Israel's 149 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
86 of its 214 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
196 of its 368 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Typhoon was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone, storms and heavy rain.
111 of its 386 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories).
19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Australia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 11,637 stories about harm among 42,271 counted on 18 Apr.
Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Egypt's news. On 18 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 40 in every 100, against 28 today. Russia stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. 28 in every 100 of the day's 42,271 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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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