We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
285 of its 712 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (47 stories). Polio was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 29 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Mbandaka accounted for 15 of the DR Congo's 24 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Ebola was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 75 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 9 of Yerevan's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
109 of its 228 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).
40 of its 103 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Transnistria accounted for 35 of Moldova's 40 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
26 of its 82 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
31 of its 83 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 52 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
67 of its 112 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Somalia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hepatitis in UK (79 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in China (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in India (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 18,804 stories about harm among 86,217 counted on 26 Apr.
Of the day's 86,217 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 26 April 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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