We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
162 of its 242 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Yangon accounted for 143 of Myanmar's 162 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 131 of Yangon's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
325 of its 465 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kathmandu accounted for 199 of Nepal's 325 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (173 stories). Heavy rain was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
113 of its 196 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Bird flu was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
117 of its 154 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Djerba accounted for 70 of Tunisia's 117 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
221 of its 846 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Ebola was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,113 of its 4,369 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 306 of Paris' 518 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (231 stories). Poisoning was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
897 of its 2,034 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (161 stories). Hypothermia was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
68 of its 98 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tirana accounted for 62 of Albania's 68 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).
155 of its 307 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
72 of its 135 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Drought was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with road crashes.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Switzerland (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Malawi (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Togo (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Jordan (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Bahamas (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 59,959 stories about harm among 305,965 counted on 26 May.
Mentions of bird flu ran more than ten times their usual in Cameroon's news. of the day's 305,965 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Myanmar stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%.
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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