We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
619 of its 1,116 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kyiv accounted for 303 of Ukraine's 619 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (261 stories). Extreme cold was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
176 of its 739 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Extreme cold was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, flooding and hypothermia.
Jerusalem accounted for 103 of Israel's 173 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 53 of Jerusalem's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
37 of its 104 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
124 of its 136 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Yerevan accounted for 74 of Armenia's 124 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
88 of its 138 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 88 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
23 of its 26 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
9 of its 9 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
28 of its 68 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
76 of its 110 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories).
Also named far more than usual: ebola in DR Congo (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Poland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in France (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in UK (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Canada (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 9,350 stories about harm among 39,633 counted on 24 Apr.
Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 39,633 stories, above the usual 23. A year earlier, on 24 April 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Israel, 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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