We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
133 of its 149 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sanaa accounted for 44 of Yemen's 133 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
150 of its 604 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Road crashes were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 51 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
184 of its 310 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. San Salvador accounted for 68 of el Salvador's 184 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets.
56 of its 112 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jammu accounted for 28 of Kashmir's 56 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
92 of its 232 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Dhaka accounted for 56 of Bangladesh's 92 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
36 of its 114 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).
43 of its 72 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 43 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
61 of its 273 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
Storms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in France (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Israel (57 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Australia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 14,861 stories about harm among 78,360 counted on 18 Apr.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Yemen. of the day's 78,360 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Yemen stood out: 89% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%. A year earlier, on 18 April 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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 much 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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