We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
881 of its 2,089 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 350 of Iran's 881 stories about harm, carried by 623 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
11 of its 22 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
13 of its 36 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
19 of its 41 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
30 of its 73 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 22 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
39 of its 232 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
Dhaka accounted for 40 of Bangladesh's 68 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Measles was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks.
Also named far more than usual: measles in Bangladesh (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in UK (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in India (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 6,366 stories about harm among 34,705 counted on 5 Apr.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 34,705 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. In Afghanistan's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. Iran stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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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