We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
36 of its 105 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Avalanche was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
155 of its 332 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
38 of its 54 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kigali accounted for 16 of Rwanda's 38 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
39 of its 143 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 14 of Warsaw's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
54 of its 63 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Pikelot accounted for 41 of Micronesia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (54 stories).
63 of its 263 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
35 of its 80 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
19 of its 87 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
111 of its 471 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 19,323 stories about harm among 108,388 counted on 11 Apr.
Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Austria's news. of the day's 108,388 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Austria stood out: 34% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. A year earlier, on 12 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 much 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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