We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
112 of its 132 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Yaounde accounted for 92 of Cameroon's 112 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
219 of its 771 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Dengue was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with chikungunya. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
263 of its 523 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 227 of Venezuela's 263 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.
296 of its 457 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 274 of Egypt's 296 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. 223 of Cairo's 274 stories were about protests or strikes.
1,166 of its 2,436 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
77 of its 108 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Zagreb accounted for 65 of Croatia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
130 of its 258 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Vilnius accounted for 126 of Lithuania's 130 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (124 stories).
116 of its 133 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
293 of its 676 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
37 of its 68 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 20 of Banjul's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Gambia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hypothermia in Ecuador (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Bangladesh (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Philippines (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 37,936 stories about harm among 175,555 counted on 14 May.
Mentions of HIV ran about 8 times their usual in the Gambia's news. In Cameroon, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 175,555 stories, above 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 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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