We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
95 of its 222 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Istanbul accounted for 71 of Türkiye's 95 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
537 of its 898 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kyiv accounted for 429 of Ukraine's 537 stories about harm, carried by 759 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (397 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
19 of its 58 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
4 of Butwal's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
540 of its 1,092 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Islamabad accounted for 208 of Pakistan's 540 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (307 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
78 of its 114 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
410 of its 546 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Pahalgam accounted for 292 of Kashmir's 410 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
19 of its 24 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,803 of its 4,939 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (989 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
24 of its 60 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Colombia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Jersey (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); diphtheria in US (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 18,126 stories about harm among 95,807 counted on 24 Apr.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Türkiye. of the day's 95,807 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 24 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. Türkiye's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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