We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
84 of its 134 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Khost accounted for 52 of Afghanistan's 84 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 182 of Israel's 231 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. 116 of Jerusalem's 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
160 of its 336 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (68 stories). Flooding was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
45 of its 98 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (14 stories).
627 of its 1,221 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kyiv accounted for 254 of Ukraine's 627 stories about harm, carried by 478 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (195 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 12 of Orebro's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).
36 of its 81 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Istanbul's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 16 of Iraq's 22 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Yangon accounted for 16 of Myanmar's 23 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. 8 of Yangon's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
33 of its 55 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (29 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drownings in UK (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 8,782 stories about harm among 36,139 counted on 17 Apr.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 21 February 2022. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 36,139 stories, above the usual 22. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine. On 17 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 24 today. Afghanistan stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 4 of 7 days.
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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