We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
242 of its 382 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 160 of Iran's 242 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (184 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
216 of its 308 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Helsinki accounted for 150 of Finland's 216 stories about harm, carried by 399 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (172 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 4 of Gacaca's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
199 of its 387 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Istanbul accounted for 158 of Türkiye's 199 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (99 stories).
88 of its 290 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Avalanche was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with snowstorms.
77 of its 215 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Covid was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
74 of its 112 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 39 of Haiti's 74 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories).
1,540 of its 2,107 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Hurricane was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 221 of Palestine's 267 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Switzerland (43 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Colombia (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Thailand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Philippines (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Palestine (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 20,706 stories about harm among 112,749 counted on 2 Apr.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 112,749 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Switzerland's news mentioned the avalanche about 9 times as often as usual. Iran's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. A year earlier, on 3 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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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