We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
354 of its 619 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tel Aviv accounted for 274 of Israel's 354 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
36 of its 68 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 13 of Lima's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
54 of its 130 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Taipei accounted for 32 of Taiwan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
47 of its 141 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Kyiv accounted for 483 of Ukraine's 1,122 stories about harm, carried by 699 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (456 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 37 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.
17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 99 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Belgium (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 18,072 stories about harm among 80,817 counted on 8 Apr.
In Belgium's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 80,817 stories, as usual. On 8 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. In Israel, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual.
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 about as 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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