We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
66 of its 122 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Chipinge accounted for 44 of Zimbabwe's 66 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
116 of its 202 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon, tropical storm and drownings. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
328 of its 538 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jerusalem accounted for 260 of Israel's 328 stories about harm, carried by 450 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
19 of its 25 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
240 of its 432 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Durban accounted for 88 of South Africa's 240 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Moskva accounted for 412 of Russia's 634 stories about harm, carried by 707 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 342 of Ukraine's 662 stories about harm, carried by 665 outlets. Illness was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
68 of its 149 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Illness was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
53 of its 100 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Saudi Arabia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in UK (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in US (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 15,139 stories about harm among 66,093 counted on 15 Apr.
Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 66,093 stories, as usual. On 15 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, 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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