We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
215 of its 648 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 95 of Vietnam's 215 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (132 stories). Food poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
481 of its 595 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Khartoum accounted for 318 of Sudan's 481 stories about harm, carried by 706 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with covid. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
28 of its 85 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Setubal accounted for 22 of Portugal's 28 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
178 of its 457 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
23 of its 66 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 13 of Tashkent's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories).
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Building collapse was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Wildfires were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in New Zealand (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in India (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 11,231 stories about harm among 61,840 counted on 30 Apr.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sudan and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 61,840 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 30 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Vietnam, 33% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 6 of 7 days.
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 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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