We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
57 of its 70 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Darfur accounted for 34 of Sudan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
118 of its 242 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Tsunami was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with earthquake.
115 of its 246 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 6 of Banjul's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
189 of its 605 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Mbandaka accounted for 10 of the DR Congo's 12 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Ebola was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.
24 of its 33 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
189 of its 1,149 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Storms were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold.
Kyiv accounted for 355 of Ukraine's 729 stories about harm, carried by 581 outlets. Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
44 of its 97 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in DR Congo (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Poland (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Japan (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in UK (50 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 17,020 stories about harm among 75,759 counted on 25 Apr.
22 in every 100 of the day's 75,759 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 25 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 22 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 about as 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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