We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
414 of its 1,205 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 284 of Russia's 414 stories about harm, carried by 669 outlets. 170 of Moscow's 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories). Poisoning was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
560 of its 867 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khartoum accounted for 420 of Sudan's 560 stories about harm, carried by 676 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Power cuts were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
85 of its 324 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Dubai accounted for 79 of the United Arab Emirates' 85 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Macau accounted for 27 of Macao's 29 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
23 of its 58 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Pyongyang accounted for 21 of North Korea's 23 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 13 of Pyongyang's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
79 of its 104 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sanaa accounted for 59 of Yemen's 79 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).
21 of its 23 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
124 of its 174 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
11 of Colombo's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in North Korea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (28 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in France (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in India (54 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 21,077 stories about harm among 114,173 counted on 17 Apr.
Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news. of the day's 114,173 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 17 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. Russia's news was 34% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%.
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 18 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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