We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
645 of its 895 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Gaza accounted for 421 of Palestine's 645 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 253 of Gaza's 421 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (431 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
555 of its 775 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Damascus accounted for 255 of Syria's 555 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (192 stories). Poisoning was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
118 of its 185 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Banjul accounted for 95 of the Gambia's 118 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
81 of its 223 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories).
3,383 of its 4,790 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 2,749 of Israel's 3,383 stories about harm, carried by 1,249 outlets. 2,171 of Jerusalem's 2,749 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 7 of Tashkent's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories).
35 of its 68 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 25 of Tirana's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).
33 of its 111 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
158 of its 433 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 72 of Cairo's 122 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories).
35 of its 133 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 15 of Manama's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories).
Also named far more than usual: train derailment in North Korea (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Guinea (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zambia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Jersey (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 46,472 stories about harm among 229,518 counted on 16 May.
Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news. of the day's 229,518 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Palestine stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%. On 16 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as 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 about as 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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