We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
49 of its 96 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tana Toraja accounted for 28 of Indonesia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Landslides were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
520 of its 1,458 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Sydney accounted for 348 of Australia's 520 stories about harm, carried by 629 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
172 of its 460 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
323 of its 1,028 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Meningitis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drownings and poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
57 of its 79 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 29 of Sudan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
23 of its 59 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
19 of its 42 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 7 of Warsaw's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.
10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 4 of Pyongyang's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
139 of its 325 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in China (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Canada (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 9,783 stories about harm among 51,679 counted on 14 Apr.
Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 51,679 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. On 15 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Rwanda, on 4 of 7 days.
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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