We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
54 of its 65 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 24 of Tunisia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Accidents were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 314 of Ukraine's 563 stories about harm, carried by 561 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (194 stories). Illness was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
25 of its 51 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 13 of Orebro's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).
30 of its 65 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).
32 of its 36 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
153 of its 352 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Flooding was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
113 of its 248 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Tropical storm was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.
18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
59 of its 125 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Colombo accounted for 39 of Sri Lanka's 59 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 29 of Colombo's 39 stories were about protests or strikes.
Jerusalem accounted for 127 of Israel's 156 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (82 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Libya (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Russia (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 9,858 stories about harm among 41,904 counted on 16 Apr.
Tunisia's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. of the day's 41,904 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. South Africa's news mentioned flooding about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 16 April 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 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 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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