We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
665 of its 1,653 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 231 of Russia's 665 stories about harm, carried by 469 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (328 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
35 of its 79 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 141 of Israel's 259 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. 72 of Jerusalem's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
32 of its 44 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tripoli accounted for 14 of Libya's 32 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets.
Nablus accounted for 36 of Palestine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (64 stories). Heatwave was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and tornadoes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
31 of its 42 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
11 of its 29 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 7 of Algiers' 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Romania (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Vietnam (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Iran (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 21,511 stories about harm among 121,688 counted on 3 Apr.
For the second day running, the news turned to Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 121,688 stories, below the usual 19. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 10 times their usual in Papua New Guinea's news. A year earlier, on 3 April 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Russia stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%.
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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