We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
179 of its 325 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jerusalem accounted for 150 of Israel's 179 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 96 of Jerusalem's 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
90 of its 115 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 90 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
91 of its 232 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Praia da Luz accounted for 57 of Portugal's 91 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
66 of its 130 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 40 of Bangladesh's 66 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
182 of its 238 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 87 of Afghanistan's 182 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
100 of its 295 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 38 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. 5 of Yangon's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with wildfires and storms.
Poisoning was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Ukraine (73 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Germany (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in UK (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Australia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 17,908 stories about harm among 82,899 counted on 22 Apr.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. of the day's 82,899 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ukraine's news mentioned poisoning about 10 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 22 April 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Israel, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.
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 softer 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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