We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
642 of its 779 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Azaz accounted for 371 of Syria's 642 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. 204 of Azaz's 371 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (284 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
443 of its 517 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kiev accounted for 348 of Ukraine's 443 stories about harm, carried by 385 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (260 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
172 of its 185 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sevare accounted for 118 of Mali's 172 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
93 of its 137 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dakar accounted for 85 of Senegal's 93 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,074 of its 1,691 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Pozzallo accounted for 669 of Italy's 1,074 stories about harm, carried by 635 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (534 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
39 of its 44 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Natural hazards were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
38 of its 55 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
322 of its 598 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 104 of Riyadh's 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (58 stories).
47 of its 57 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
135 of its 181 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Kenya (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Bosnia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ghana (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Algeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Zimbabwe (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 33,467 stories about harm among 143,681 counted on 29 May.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 17 April 2016. of the day's 143,681 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Kenya's news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Italy and Syria. For the second day running, the news turned to Syria.
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 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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