We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
173 of its 305 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Landslides were named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm, typhoon and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
47 of its 95 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 31 of Kashmir's 47 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
87 of its 154 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kigali accounted for 52 of Rwanda's 87 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (39 stories).
35 of its 59 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tigray accounted for 21 of Ethiopia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.
424 of its 897 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 203 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and tropical storm.
93 of its 125 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jenin accounted for 46 of Palestine's 93 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
64 of its 135 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
51 of its 141 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
26 of its 61 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (203 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Saudi Arabia (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Ukraine (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Canada (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Australia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 19,392 stories about harm among 83,571 counted on 14 Apr.
Of the day's 83,571 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 April 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.
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 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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