We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
92 of its 204 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Siverek accounted for 31 of Türkiye's 92 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
70 of its 83 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Darfur accounted for 38 of Sudan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 39 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 3 of Shuwaikh's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
26 of its 41 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. la Citadelle accounted for 10 of Haiti's 26 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (11 stories).
19 of its 73 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 105 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Algiers accounted for 21 of Algeria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories).
42 of its 52 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and power cuts.
34 of its 101 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories).
17 of its 42 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
22 of its 123 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Guam (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Romania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Canada (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 12,977 stories about harm among 79,420 counted on 14 Apr.
In Guam's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 79,420 stories, below the usual 18. Türkiye's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. On 14 April 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 16 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 softer 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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