We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
41 of its 183 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Taipei accounted for 34 of Taiwan's 41 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
50 of its 57 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sanaa accounted for 26 of Yemen's 50 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
29 of its 41 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Cholera was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks.
38 of its 68 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
43 of its 220 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Plane crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Jammu accounted for 34 of Kashmir's 49 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 54 of Iran's 78 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Australia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 16,195 stories about harm among 98,539 counted on 9 Apr.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 November 2024. of the day's 98,539 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake about 6 times as often as usual. Taiwan's news was 22% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. A year earlier, on 9 April 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 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?
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