We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
148 of its 154 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Bangui accounted for 135 of the Central African Republic's 148 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 84 of Bangui's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
74 of its 74 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Paramaribo accounted for 64 of Suriname's 74 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
578 of its 750 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Damascus accounted for 327 of Syria's 578 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (222 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
108 of its 297 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
236 of its 525 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Hypothermia was named in 139 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
112 of Paris' 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
115 of its 223 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Rabat accounted for 99 of Morocco's 115 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
98 of its 112 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 4 of Bujumbura's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
391 of its 933 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Building collapse was named in 117 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion and respiratory illness.
54 of its 132 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Switzerland (139 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Brazil (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Italy (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Tanzania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Poland (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 40,823 stories about harm among 210,572 counted on 1 May.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 28 March 2018. A year earlier, on 1 May 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 210,572 stories, below the usual 21. the Central African Republic's news was 96% about people being harmed, against a usual 79%. Over April, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in April 2017.
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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