We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
3,412 of its 3,769 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 3,349 of Afghanistan's 3,412 stories about harm, carried by 1,708 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (122 stories). Avalanche was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
503 of its 678 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (403 stories). Dengue was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
104 of its 148 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Tbilisi accounted for 102 of Georgia's 104 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 90 of Tbilisi's 102 stories were about protests or strikes.
236 of its 314 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Albrook accounted for 203 of Panama's 236 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
164 of its 270 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 31 of Manama's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (138 stories).
130 of its 180 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 71 of Haiti's 130 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
70 of its 163 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 46 of al-Hoceima's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories).
381 of its 677 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Cyclone was named in 261 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
43 of its 91 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
345 of its 947 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Bangladesh (261 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Türkiye (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (63 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hypothermia in Greenland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Brazil (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 51,131 stories about harm among 236,058 counted on 31 May.
In Bangladesh's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 236,058 stories, as usual. Afghanistan's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 68%. On 31 May 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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