We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
104 of its 182 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Lisbon accounted for 94 of Portugal's 104 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 87 of Lisbon's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
151 of its 230 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Salalah accounted for 127 of Oman's 151 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Power cuts were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
469 of its 663 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bogota accounted for 316 of Colombia's 469 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
508 of its 1,298 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (186 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
33 of its 61 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 18 of Tirana's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (22 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
55 of its 77 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
219 of its 495 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 73 of Rio de Janeiro's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories).
40 of its 63 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
654 of its 1,058 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 465 of Palestine's 654 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
318 of its 633 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Micronesia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Uganda (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hurricane in US (1543 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in China (64 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 30,586 stories about harm among 134,057 counted on 28 May.
Portugal's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. In Micronesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 28 May 2017, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. 23 in every 100 of the day's 134,057 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.
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 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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