Taiwan
224 of its 330 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Hualien accounted for 132 of Taiwan's 224 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (130 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Hualien, violence in Kigali and people killed in Sierra Leone. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual
Country that rose mostTaiwan
68 in 100 of its 330 stories, usually 37
RegionMiddle East & North Africa
52 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words
Softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Rwanda
53 of its 66 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kigali accounted for 26 of Rwanda's 53 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Sierra Leone
24 of its 31 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Jordan
20 of its 94 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 4 of Amman's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
6 more places the news pointed at
Kashmir
50 of its 127 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Iran
164 of its 282 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tehran accounted for 89 of Iran's 164 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Antarctica
11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Hong Kong
Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Palestine
Gaza accounted for 121 of Palestine's 158 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Poland
39 of its 115 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Hong Kong (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Argentina (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Italy (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in US (914 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
19 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 18 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 19,989 stories about harm among 107,266 counted on 5 Apr.
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It was the third day running that the news turned to Taiwan. of the day's 107,266 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Argentina's news mentioned the dengue about 8 times as often as usual. Taiwan's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 6 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.
- 19 in every 100 of the day's 107,266 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Taiwan: 224 of its 330 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%.
- Rwanda: 53 of its 66 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%.
- Sierra Leone: 24 of its 31 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
- Jordan: 20 of its 94 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%.
- Mentions of the dengue ran about 8 times their usual in Argentina's news.
- Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Italy's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- It was the third day running that the news turned to Taiwan.
- A year earlier, on 6 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Rwanda80 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 2,153 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan68 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan63 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 57 · mostly healthCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Jerusalem Israel80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 Baltimore US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Ashdod Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● Baltimore US accidents & disasters · 296 stories, 694 outlets ● Ashdod Israel attacks & violence · 295 stories, 590 outlets ● Manhattan US accidents & disasters · 333 stories, 595 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 216 stories, 492 outlets ● Hualien Taiwan accidents & disasters · 132 stories, 279 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 89 stories, 246 outlets ● Morozovsk Russia attacks & violence · 35 stories, 134 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 121 stories, 187 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health27% 5,281 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice21% 4,210 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents21% 4,024 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence15% 2,867 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,072 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 999 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 797 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 359 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed5,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and AustriaStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
harshwarm
The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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