We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
179 of its 307 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Landslides were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
104 of its 139 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bamenda accounted for 78 of Cameroon's 104 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 77 of Bamenda's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (82 stories).
83 of its 265 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Food poisoning was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
170 of its 341 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
324 of its 430 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Havana accounted for 281 of Cuba's 324 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
194 of its 371 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (150 stories). Avalanche was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
538 of its 930 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ramallah accounted for 433 of Palestine's 538 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 283 of Ramallah's 433 stories were about protests or strikes. Respiratory illness was named in 152 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Managua accounted for 83 of Nicaragua's 94 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 73 of Managua's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
133 of its 162 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Cyclone was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
229 of its 626 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 98 of Bangkok's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (70 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Somalia (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Malawi (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Palestine (152 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (58 of its stories, about three times its usual); nipah virus in India (364 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 38,814 stories about harm among 187,756 counted on 21 May.
Romania's news mentioned food poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 187,756 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. the news turned to Sri Lanka for the second day running. Sri Lanka's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.
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 21 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 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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