We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
333 of its 916 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 233 of Russia's 333 stories about harm, carried by 489 outlets. 121 of Moscow's 233 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 136 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
36 of its 46 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Ndjamena accounted for 22 of Chad's 36 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
51 of its 127 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Prague accounted for 36 of the Czechia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Poisoning was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Cairo accounted for 69 of Egypt's 109 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Train derailment was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
304 of its 642 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 81 of Lahore's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
364 of its 949 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Wildfires were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
58 of its 158 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
30 of its 80 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
1,606 of its 4,513 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Flooding was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: covid in New Zealand (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (57 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in China (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 20,461 stories about harm among 82,857 counted on 19 Apr.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 82,857 stories, below the usual 26. It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. In Russia's news, mentions of poisoning ran about three times their usual. On 19 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 42 in every 100, against 25 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 25 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 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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