We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
134 of its 159 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Sanaa accounted for 77 of Yemen's 134 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
344 of its 865 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Madrid accounted for 235 of Spain's 344 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Power cuts were named in 224 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
680 of its 2,680 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (265 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
207 of its 358 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bandar Abbas accounted for 92 of Iran's 207 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories).
429 of its 906 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
211 of its 292 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Pahalgam accounted for 121 of Kashmir's 211 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
177 of its 560 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (50 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,271 of its 4,754 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 82 of Palestine's 108 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Portugal (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Saudi Arabia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Uganda (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Myanmar (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 16,152 stories about harm among 82,916 counted on 28 Apr.
In Spain's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 82,916 stories, above the usual 18. Yemen's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%. A year earlier, on 28 April 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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 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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