We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
62 of its 76 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kigali accounted for 50 of Rwanda's 62 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
63 of its 110 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Quito accounted for 62 of Ecuador's 63 stories about harm, carried by 293 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
106 of its 163 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Hualien accounted for 74 of Taiwan's 106 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories).
59 of its 156 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 6 of Amsterdam's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories).
147 of its 223 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tehran accounted for 71 of Iran's 147 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). 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.
155 of its 335 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kharkiv accounted for 87 of Ukraine's 155 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
33 of its 124 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories). Natural hazards were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
827 of its 1,079 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Russia (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in US (349 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in UK (60 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Ireland (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 11,634 stories about harm among 60,708 counted on 6 Apr.
In Ecuador's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 60,708 stories, above the usual 18. It was the second day running that the news turned to Rwanda. In Rwanda, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 April 2023, 19 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 much 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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