We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
801 of its 2,370 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 415 of Russia's 801 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Accidents were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
68 of its 170 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 16 of Jakarta's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
334 of its 739 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, tropical storm and heavy rain.
41 of its 93 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
426 of its 1,010 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 153 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.
57 of its 91 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jenin accounted for 32 of Palestine's 57 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
65 of its 131 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
64 of its 132 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 51 of Taiwan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Somalia (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Singapore (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 19,517 stories about harm among 84,534 counted on 12 Apr.
South Africa's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 84,534 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 12 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. Russia stood out: 34% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%.
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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