We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
654 of its 1,128 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 362 of Dhaka's 452 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Tropical storm was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,078 of its 1,275 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Baghdad accounted for 932 of Iraq's 1,078 stories about harm, carried by 769 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (735 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
838 of its 1,517 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ramallah accounted for 683 of Palestine's 838 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (229 stories). Earthquake was named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
52 of its 133 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
471 of its 727 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Cairo accounted for 410 of Egypt's 471 stories about harm, carried by 392 outlets. 351 of Cairo's 410 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (355 stories).
118 of its 397 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (99 stories). Drownings were named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
465 of its 521 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Mukalla accounted for 381 of Yemen's 465 stories about harm, carried by 343 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (376 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
426 of its 656 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 362 of Venezuela's 426 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. 302 of Caracas' 362 stories were about protests or strikes.
187 of its 554 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
74 of its 200 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Netherlands (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Senegal (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Armenia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Philippines (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Sri Lanka (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 34,071 stories about harm among 156,048 counted on 15 May.
In the Netherlands' news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. People displaced were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. of the day's 156,048 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. This week the news turned most often to Tunisia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 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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