We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
219 of its 488 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Malindi accounted for 112 of Kenya's 219 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (109 stories). Hunger was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. 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.
951 of its 1,148 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Khartoum accounted for 692 of Sudan's 951 stories about harm, carried by 831 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (382 stories). Cholera was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles and polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
68 of its 83 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 55 of Haiti's 68 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 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.
85 of its 157 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 85 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 21 of Tehran's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
343 of its 756 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Building collapse was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
37 of its 145 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 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.
91 of its 180 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Earthquake was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami.
46 of its 207 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
77 of its 338 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
31 of its 38 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Ouahigouya accounted for 23 of Burkina Faso's 31 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (64 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Cuba (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Spain (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Jamaica (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 23,154 stories about harm among 126,606 counted on 25 Apr.
The news turned to Kenya for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 126,606 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Sudan and the US. A year earlier, on 25 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Kenya's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%.
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 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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