We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
91 of its 121 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Damascus accounted for 81 of Syria's 91 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
31 of its 62 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 6 of Caracas' 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Poisoning was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Gaza accounted for 99 of Palestine's 144 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
141 of its 485 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Saigon accounted for 102 of Vietnam's 141 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
78 of its 244 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 160 of Israel's 440 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 85 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 61 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 10 of Havana's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
49 of its 66 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Sanaa accounted for 38 of Yemen's 49 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Israel (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Sweden (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (33 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in UK (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in India (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 17,759 stories about harm among 99,647 counted on 30 Apr.
Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Israel's news. of the day's 99,647 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Syria for the second day running. Syria's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%. On 30 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as 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 about as 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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