We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
47 of its 93 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Amhara accounted for 26 of Ethiopia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 16 of Amhara's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
308 of its 672 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
276 of its 960 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatwave was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and tsunami. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
43 of its 72 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
74 of its 88 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sagaing accounted for 36 of Myanmar's 74 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
79 of its 105 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Nablus accounted for 36 of Palestine's 79 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
63 of its 83 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 41 of Somalia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).
33 of its 73 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of Tehran's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Russia (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in South Korea (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); gas explosion in France (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (43 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 22,959 stories about harm among 123,399 counted on 11 Apr.
Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Russia's news. of the day's 123,399 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 11 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Ethiopia's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.
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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