We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
141 of its 243 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kahramanmaras accounted for 54 of Türkiye's 141 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 83 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Algiers accounted for 18 of Algeria's 30 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 10 of Algiers' 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories).
Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Storms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
46 of its 89 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Yaounde accounted for 21 of Cameroon's 46 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).
Darfur accounted for 53 of Sudan's 134 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Hunger was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 68 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 5 of Monrovia's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
17 of its 39 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
70 of its 318 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
11 of its 27 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Iran (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in India (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 13,483 stories about harm among 82,078 counted on 15 Apr.
The news turned to Türkiye for the second day running. 16 in every 100 of the day's 82,078 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 17. In Türkiye, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. A year earlier, on 15 April 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 much 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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