We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
57 of its 85 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dakar accounted for 51 of Senegal's 57 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,225 of its 1,526 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 990 of Afghanistan's 1,225 stories about harm, carried by 870 outlets. Tuberculosis was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
203 of its 574 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 76 of Baku's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
113 of its 611 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (77 stories). Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
464 of its 731 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kiev accounted for 343 of Ukraine's 464 stories about harm, carried by 293 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (283 stories).
316 of its 816 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
24 of its 57 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 149 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 44 of Darfur's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).
125 of its 267 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
436 of its 766 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 78 of Ramallah's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Lesotho (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Bahamas (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Sri Lanka (57 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Jamaica (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 59,705 stories about harm among 301,515 counted on 25 May.
Lesotho's news mentioned HIV about 6 times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 301,515 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Senegal, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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