We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
433 of its 737 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Dubai accounted for 424 of the United Arab Emirates' 433 stories about harm, carried by 552 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (193 stories). Heavy rain was named in 180 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and wildfires.
31 of its 51 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tbilisi accounted for 28 of Georgia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 26 of Tbilisi's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
70 of its 124 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 74 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
29 of its 78 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
8 of its 16 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 6 of Abidjan's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Tehran accounted for 173 of Iran's 308 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
69 of its 192 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Brussels accounted for 67 of Belgium's 69 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets.
18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); house fires in UK (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 19,662 stories about harm among 110,934 counted on 17 Apr.
The United Arab Emirates' news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 11%. of the day's 110,934 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to the United Arab Emirates for the second day running. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual in the United Arab Emirates' news. On 18 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, 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 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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