We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
192 of its 270 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 60 of Sudan's 192 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Dengue was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
49 of its 79 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
894 of its 3,044 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Sydney accounted for 571 of Australia's 894 stories about harm, carried by 761 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (294 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
16 of its 32 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 9 of Tbilisi's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
60 of its 129 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
53 of its 100 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Baghdad accounted for 39 of Iraq's 53 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories).
80 of its 136 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 36 of Afghanistan's 80 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).
28 of its 120 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
32 of its 84 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (35 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Singapore (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Papua New Guinea (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (64 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 17,130 stories about harm among 96,322 counted on 15 Apr.
Of the day's 96,322 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 16 April 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 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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