We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
266 of its 463 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bogota accounted for 172 of Colombia's 266 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (186 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
297 of its 384 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sirte accounted for 163 of Libya's 297 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
52 of its 101 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 28 of Maputo's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories).
318 of its 1,196 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (154 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
561 of its 1,040 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Nairobi accounted for 402 of Kenya's 561 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
297 of its 330 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Mukalla accounted for 170 of Yemen's 297 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
3,486 of its 9,872 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (66 stories). Storms were named in 579 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heatwave.
306 of its 605 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 60 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 26 of Agua Zarca's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
57 of its 127 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 12 of Monrovia's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Chile (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (37 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Canada (579 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Czechia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Finland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 May. 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 54,836 stories about harm among 296,950 counted on 6 May.
Of the day's 296,950 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.
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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