We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
40 of its 46 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. the Congo River accounted for 25 of Congo's 40 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 118 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jammu accounted for 35 of Kashmir's 62 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
99 of its 367 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
21 of its 55 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories).
71 of its 78 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Sanaa accounted for 28 of Yemen's 71 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
85 of its 120 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 58 of Palestine's 85 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 42 of Afghanistan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
131 of its 282 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
62 of its 184 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); building collapse in India (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 9,677 stories about harm among 50,361 counted on 19 Apr.
In Congo's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 50,361 stories, above the usual 18. Congo's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. On 19 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, 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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