We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
258 of its 283 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Baghdad accounted for 244 of Iraq's 258 stories about harm, carried by 612 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Covid was named in 195 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
122 of its 192 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Ankara accounted for 68 of Türkiye's 122 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,564 of its 3,207 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tsunami was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with avalanche.
76 of its 238 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
165 of its 327 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 110 of Israel's 165 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
113 of its 151 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
354 of its 816 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
135 of its 401 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Kabul accounted for 48 of Afghanistan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
24 of its 57 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Egypt (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Spain (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 11,590 stories about harm among 41,993 counted on 25 Apr.
In Iraq's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 25 April 2020, 37 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today. Iraq's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%. of the day's 41,993 news stories, 28 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. This week the news turned most often to Chad, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 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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