We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
131 of its 168 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Yerevan accounted for 49 of Armenia's 131 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
102 of its 270 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nairobi accounted for 61 of Kenya's 102 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.
335 of its 476 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 248 of Palestine's 335 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
46 of its 64 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
52 of its 136 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Buenos Aires accounted for 44 of Argentina's 52 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
41 of its 172 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
71 of its 317 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Wildfires were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought and storms.
94 of its 347 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Tehran accounted for 61 of Iran's 133 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
30 of its 56 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Iran (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 20,059 stories about harm among 113,856 counted on 24 Apr.
In Armenia, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 113,856 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. In Kenya's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. A year earlier, on 25 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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