We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,524 of its 3,160 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Munich accounted for 1,124 of Germany's 1,524 stories about harm, carried by 960 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,082 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
49 of its 62 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. la Magdalena accounted for 41 of el Salvador's 49 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
143 of its 238 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (76 stories). Heavy rain was named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
512 of its 877 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 378 of Egypt's 512 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. 192 of Cairo's 378 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
39 of its 75 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
730 of its 991 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Baghdad accounted for 400 of Iraq's 730 stories about harm, carried by 404 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,137 of its 1,685 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (612 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
505 of its 1,067 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (154 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
2,844 of its 9,056 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Norovirus was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts and malaria.
24 of its 81 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 14 of Riga's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (106 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Argentina (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Namibia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in Angola (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 60,852 stories about harm among 310,633 counted on 10 May.
Nepal's news mentioned the avalanche about 6 times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 310,633 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Germany, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual.
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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