We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
317 of its 748 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Karachi accounted for 172 of Pakistan's 317 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Measles was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
92 of its 268 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 10 of Singapore Changi's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 116 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Brussels accounted for 34 of Belgium's 45 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
31 of its 78 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 8 of Yerevan's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
74 of its 123 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 48 of Syria's 74 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
16 of its 18 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mbandaka accounted for 15 of the DR Congo's 16 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Ebola was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
14 of Jenin's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
34 of its 73 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Transnistria accounted for 30 of Moldova's 34 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.
13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in DR Congo (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Fiji (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in China (55 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 19,419 stories about harm among 90,283 counted on 27 Apr.
The news turned to Pakistan for the second day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 90,283 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Pakistan, 42% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. On 27 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 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 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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