We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
302 of its 325 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Sanaa accounted for 265 of Yemen's 302 stories about harm, carried by 634 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 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.
484 of its 659 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Khartoum accounted for 390 of Sudan's 484 stories about harm, carried by 610 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
146 of its 604 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Seoul accounted for 103 of South Korea's 146 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
215 of its 733 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 155 of Vietnam's 215 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories). Outbreaks were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with polio and landslides.
79 of its 176 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Poonch accounted for 47 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 114 of Israel's 189 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 62 of Jerusalem's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
16 of Tehran's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
51 of its 122 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).
46 of its 128 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Kashmir (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Namibia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in France (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in India (75 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 23,338 stories about harm among 130,502 counted on 20 Apr.
Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Kashmir's news. of the day's 130,502 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Yemen's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%.
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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