We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,251 of its 1,454 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Panama City accounted for 723 of Panama's 1,251 stories about harm, carried by 645 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (416 stories). Plague was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,272 of its 1,490 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 1,120 of Iraq's 1,272 stories about harm, carried by 813 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,009 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
110 of its 244 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories). Cholera was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
180 of its 347 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 167 of Lebanon's 180 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. 154 of Beirut's 167 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories).
1,351 of its 2,330 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Marawi accounted for 808 of the Philippines' 1,351 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
125 of its 215 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 16 of Phnom Penh's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
205 of its 331 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kathmandu accounted for 152 of Nepal's 205 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Hypothermia was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
663 of its 979 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (306 stories). Storm surge was named in 261 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, hurricane and outbreaks.
401 of its 535 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (72 stories). Dengue was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm.
319 of its 959 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (179 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Nepal (115 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (123 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Bangladesh (261 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (74 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Russia (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 46,579 stories about harm among 203,838 counted on 30 May.
Panama's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 13%. of the day's 203,838 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Nepal's news mentioned the hypothermia about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 30 May 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 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 much 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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