We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
996 of its 1,304 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Azaz accounted for 498 of Syria's 996 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. 419 of Azaz's 498 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Polio was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
73 of its 114 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dakar accounted for 65 of Senegal's 73 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Storms were named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,080 of its 1,274 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Kabul accounted for 745 of Afghanistan's 1,080 stories about harm, carried by 602 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (693 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
83 of its 108 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
102 of its 139 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Skopje accounted for 92 of North Macedonia's 102 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 78 of Skopje's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (41 stories).
Mogadishu accounted for 149 of Somalia's 279 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Malaria was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
678 of its 1,126 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (255 stories). Poisoning was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
138 of its 163 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
135 of its 337 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
165 of its 293 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Avalanche was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drought.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (69 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Italy (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Niger (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Vanuatu (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); rabies in Latvia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 51,355 stories about harm among 249,259 counted on 3 May.
Mentions of storms ran about 10 times their usual in Senegal's news. of the day's 249,259 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 3 May 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Syria's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 71%.
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 much 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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