We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
107 of its 150 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Baghdad accounted for 92 of Iraq's 107 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
39 of its 51 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Diphtheria was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
128 of its 244 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 81 of Iran's 128 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories).
17 of its 22 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 4 of Nanoro's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
188 of its 348 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
533 of its 1,240 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (34 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.
91 of its 261 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Accidents were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 149 of Israel's 221 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
113 of its 206 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Bangkok accounted for 80 of Thailand's 113 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets.
112 of its 197 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Ukraine (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Romania (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Somalia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in India (39 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in UK (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 20,138 stories about harm among 82,421 counted on 26 Apr.
Yemen's news mentioned the diphtheria more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 82,421 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. For the second day running, the news turned to Iraq. On 26 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 39 in every 100, against 24 today. Iraq's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%.
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 softer 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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