We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
812 of its 1,525 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kyiv accounted for 377 of Ukraine's 812 stories about harm, carried by 605 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (232 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
118 of its 288 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Illness was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
37 of its 90 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with respiratory illness.
Colombo accounted for 56 of Sri Lanka's 88 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 40 of Colombo's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
36 of its 50 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jenin accounted for 25 of Palestine's 36 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
44 of its 78 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Anantnag accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 44 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
61 of its 110 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 37 of Iran's 61 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
25 of its 45 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tel Aviv accounted for 93 of Israel's 135 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
19 of its 24 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in Yemen (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 10,585 stories about harm among 46,193 counted on 9 Apr.
Türkiye's news mentioned outbreaks about 7 times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 46,193 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 9 April 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Ukraine stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%.
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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