We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
181 of its 393 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Moscow accounted for 103 of Russia's 181 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
62 of its 81 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Kimbe accounted for 47 of Papua New Guinea's 62 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Earthquake was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.
19 of its 29 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 6 of Mirebalais' 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
99 of its 247 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
93 of its 124 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 74 of Palestine's 93 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
53 of its 118 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 53 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
26 of its 41 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
65 of its 218 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in US (415 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in UK (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in India (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 10,542 stories about harm among 58,678 counted on 5 Apr.
Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the earthquake about 5 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 58,678 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Russia, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. On 5 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 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.
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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.