We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
35 of its 97 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
150 of its 168 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Mandalay accounted for 98 of Myanmar's 150 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Dengue was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
160 of its 239 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 124 of Palestine's 160 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
32 of its 50 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Grindavik accounted for 29 of Iceland's 32 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
98 of its 243 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
87 of its 197 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 56 of Iran's 87 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 21 of Haiti's 22 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
48 of its 70 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories).
49 of its 68 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in South Korea (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Greece (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Malaysia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in US (482 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 18,059 stories about harm among 101,484 counted on 2 Apr.
Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 101,484 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 2 April 2024, 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 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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