We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
80 of its 118 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Nablus accounted for 27 of Palestine's 80 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
121 of its 504 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
44 of its 73 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 198 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
408 of its 837 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 213 of Israel's 408 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
286 of its 772 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Avalanche was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion and building collapse.
36 of its 99 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
10 of Amhara's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
205 of its 550 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in New Zealand (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in France (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (33 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 18,648 stories about harm among 100,116 counted on 10 Apr.
Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 100,116 stories, as usual. On 10 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 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 19 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 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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