We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
151 of its 295 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Dubai accounted for 145 of the United Arab Emirates' 151 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,139 of its 4,127 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 112 of Delhi's 218 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Heatstroke was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
530 of its 751 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Khartoum accounted for 409 of Sudan's 530 stories about harm, carried by 814 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (351 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
55 of its 68 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 43 of Yemen's 55 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories).
48 of its 107 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
15 of its 19 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Guayaquil accounted for 15 of Ecuador's 15 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of its 70 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
19 of its 21 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
147 of its 405 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Hanoi accounted for 160 of Vietnam's 191 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Indonesia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Pakistan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 11,995 stories about harm among 59,790 counted on 16 Apr.
United Arab Emirates stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 11%. Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 16 April 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,790 stories, above the usual 19. This week the news turned most often to Chad, on 3 of 7 days.
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 much harsher 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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