We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
40 of its 62 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Speu accounted for 19 of Cambodia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Heatwave was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 24 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 8 of Santiago's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
65 of its 109 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
52 of its 254 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
53 of its 103 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami.
703 of its 997 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
67 of its 286 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
132 of Washington's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Tornadoes were named in 262 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Tornadoes were named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
64 of its 107 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 28 of Iraq's 64 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tornadoes in China (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (262 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (25 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 10,096 stories about harm among 52,943 counted on 28 Apr.
Cambodia stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 52,943 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. For the second day running, the news turned to Cambodia. On 29 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 4 of 7 days.
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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