We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
5,005 of its 7,955 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Egyptair accounted for 4,856 of Egypt's 5,005 stories about harm, carried by 2,574 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,134 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
512 of its 918 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 428 of Venezuela's 512 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. 360 of Caracas' 428 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
160 of its 247 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Luanda accounted for 130 of Angola's 160 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Chikungunya was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
45 of its 98 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
182 of its 217 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kidal accounted for 159 of Mali's 182 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
145 of its 562 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 26 of Warsaw's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
57 of its 113 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.
29 of its 34 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 11 of Nouakchott's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
307 of its 936 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,642 of its 3,690 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (785 stories). Gas explosion was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (106 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Niger (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Spain (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Poland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Peru (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 63,843 stories about harm among 318,481 counted on 19 May.
Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 318,481 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal's news, mentions of the avalanche ran about 4 times their usual. Egypt stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%.
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 about as 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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