We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
39 of its 57 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ndjamena accounted for 29 of Chad's 39 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 24 of Ndjamena's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
2,228 of its 5,099 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 119 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. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Riga accounted for 30 of Latvia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).
44 of its 49 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 73 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
12 of Aung Hlaing's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Oil spill was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Kabul accounted for 62 of Afghanistan's 110 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (94 stories). Oil spill was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with whooping cough, dengue and west nile virus.
Mogadishu accounted for 29 of Somalia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Taiwan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in China (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in US (51 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 23,229 stories about harm among 96,467 counted on 28 Apr.
For the second day running, the news turned to Chad. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 96,467 stories, below the usual 25. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in Taiwan's news. On 28 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 37 in every 100, against 24 today. Chad stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.
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 24 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 much 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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