We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
79 of its 97 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 73 of Yemen's 79 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
102 of its 261 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
44 of its 152 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 47 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
16 of its 27 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with covid.
29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 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.
42 of its 120 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Udhampur accounted for 29 of Kashmir's 42 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).
34 of its 47 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sagaing accounted for 17 of Myanmar's 34 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 40 of Iran's 70 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 26 of Tehran's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 35 of Afghanistan's 76 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Ghana (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (113 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Tonga (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Spain (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 21,779 stories about harm among 121,487 counted on 14 Apr.
Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 121,487 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 April 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Yemen's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%.
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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