We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
112 of its 227 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kyiv accounted for 74 of Ukraine's 112 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
16 of its 23 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 13 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.
44 of its 66 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
54 of its 223 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 10 of Berlin's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
115 of its 318 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Moscow accounted for 64 of Russia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
47 of its 109 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 47 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
124 of its 176 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 96 of Palestine's 124 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 370 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 31 of Paris' 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).
17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kimbe accounted for 14 of Papua New Guinea's 17 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets.
17 of its 38 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in US (333 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Thailand (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in UK (51 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in India (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 8,855 stories about harm among 45,203 counted on 6 Apr.
Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Congo's news. of the day's 45,203 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Ukraine stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 6 April 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, on 3 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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