We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
728 of its 2,976 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 317 of Paris' 533 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (284 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,013 of its 1,472 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories). Drought was named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
478 of its 586 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Sirte accounted for 328 of Libya's 478 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
282 of its 413 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bogota accounted for 223 of Colombia's 282 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets.
786 of its 863 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Quito accounted for 486 of Ecuador's 786 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Tsunami was named in 460 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
491 of its 647 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 324 of Afghanistan's 491 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
69 of its 96 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
28 of its 32 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 14 of Nouakchott's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).
53 of its 131 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 39 of Bishkek's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (40 stories).
101 of its 234 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 81 of Rabat's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Ecuador (460 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Antarctica (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Sweden (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (34 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (77 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 61,723 stories about harm among 315,602 counted on 18 May.
In Ecuador's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 315,602 stories, as usual. France's news was 24% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%.
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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