We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
35 of its 56 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Tbilisi accounted for 27 of Georgia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 24 of Tbilisi's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (22 stories).
111 of its 369 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Dubai accounted for 98 of the United Arab Emirates' 111 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 77 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
744 of its 2,762 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (196 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 71 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
63 of its 184 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Brussels accounted for 59 of Belgium's 63 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 34 of Brussels' 59 stories were about protests or strikes.
53 of its 120 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 72 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
201 of its 295 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 131 of Palestine's 201 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
95 of its 324 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Copenhagen accounted for 75 of Denmark's 95 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Congo (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Brazil (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 19,090 stories about harm among 110,282 counted on 16 Apr.
Georgia stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 110,282 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ethiopia's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Georgia for the second day running. A year earlier, on 17 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 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 about as 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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