We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
194 of its 244 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (175 stories). Meningitis was named in 169 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
64 of its 106 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tirana accounted for 59 of Albania's 64 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 58 of Tirana's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
346 of its 783 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Accidents were named in 11 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 one and a half times its own usual.
166 of its 209 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
340 of its 397 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 255 of Somalia's 340 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (226 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
61 of its 67 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bouake accounted for 60 of Côte d’Ivoire's 61 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 51 of Bouake's 60 stories were about protests or strikes.
244 of its 312 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
167 of its 312 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Hypothermia was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,001 of its 4,493 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 199 of Xie Yang's 310 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (107 stories).
964 of its 1,259 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Damascus accounted for 582 of Syria's 964 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in New Caledonia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Italy (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hypothermia in Nepal (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plague in Mexico (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 43,634 stories about harm among 213,359 counted on 8 May.
Liberia's news mentioned meningitis more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 213,359 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Liberia, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. A year earlier, on 8 May 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.
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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