Micronesia
60 of its 62 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Pikelot accounted for 50 of Micronesia's 60 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (60 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.
The news turned to a disaster in Pikelot, people injured in Ethiopia and illness in Darfur. South Korea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostMicronesia
97 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 45
RegionCentral Asia
25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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 →Ethiopia
25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Sudan
82 of its 119 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Darfur accounted for 27 of Sudan's 82 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
South Korea
79 of its 381 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Argentina
37 of its 108 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Buenos Aires accounted for 25 of Argentina's 37 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).
Kenya
93 of its 316 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Haiti
Port-au-Prince accounted for 20 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Russia
Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
North Korea
15 of its 41 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Thailand
68 of its 233 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in North Korea (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Poland (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Russia (56 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Greece (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
17 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 18 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 17,999 stories about harm among 104,675 counted on 12 Apr.
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In Micronesia, 97% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 104,675 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in North Korea's news. On 13 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.
- 17 in every 100 of the day's 104,675 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Micronesia: 60 of its 62 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%.
- Ethiopia: 25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
- Sudan: 82 of its 119 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%.
- South Korea: 79 of its 381 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%.
- Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in North Korea's news.
- Mentions of flooding ran about 8 times their usual in Russia's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 13 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Micronesia97 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan69 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 1,303 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Tel Aviv Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 San Francisco US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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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
● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 136 stories, 193 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 96 stories, 141 outlets ● Tel Aviv Israel attacks & violence · 157 stories, 194 outlets ● Ramallah Palestine attacks & violence · 19 stories, 125 outlets ● Kharkiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 25 stories, 159 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 122 stories, 148 outlets ● Orenburg Russia accidents & disasters · 42 stories, 80 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 92 stories, 91 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health29% 5,033 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,247 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,744 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,455 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,089 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 860 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 799 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 373 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 killed4,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,984 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions380 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and IndiaStories 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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