We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
115 of its 223 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 60 of Iran's 115 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
482 of its 1,051 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kyiv accounted for 309 of Ukraine's 482 stories about harm, carried by 631 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (221 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
35 of its 86 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Montevideo accounted for 30 of Uruguay's 35 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories).
181 of its 463 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
63 of its 89 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jenin accounted for 26 of Palestine's 63 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
91 of its 238 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Storms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
29 of its 31 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
560 of its 699 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Khartoum accounted for 355 of Sudan's 560 stories about harm, carried by 495 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
31 of its 48 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
83 of its 247 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Hungary (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Tunisia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Indonesia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Türkiye (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 22,146 stories about harm among 127,931 counted on 28 Apr.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 22 March 2023. 17 in every 100 of the day's 127,931 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sudan and the US. Nepal's news mentioned the earthquake about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 28 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.
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 17 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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