We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
33 of its 61 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Speu accounted for 21 of Cambodia's 33 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of its 194 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nairobi accounted for 41 of Kenya's 75 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
10 of its 29 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 4 of Santiago's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
612 of its 869 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tel Aviv accounted for 159 of Israel's 612 stories about harm, carried by 409 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
213 of its 317 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gaza accounted for 160 of Palestine's 213 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 34 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Yerevan's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
74 of its 272 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in China (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (285 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 11,261 stories about harm among 63,072 counted on 27 Apr.
In Cambodia, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 63,072 stories, as usual. On 28 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 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 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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