We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
234 of its 312 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (73 stories). Heatwave was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold and drought. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
284 of its 306 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (136 stories). Malaria was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
58 of its 74 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Juba accounted for 45 of South Sudan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
126 of its 180 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tripoli accounted for 112 of Libya's 126 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
284 of its 618 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Measles was named in 204 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.
126 of its 224 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 43 of Kampala's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).
118 of its 184 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
167 of its 289 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
15 of its 15 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
2,603 of its 7,736 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (948 stories). Heavy rain was named in 386 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane, storms and snowstorms.
Also named far more than usual: measles in Netherlands (204 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Cape Verde (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Türkiye (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in India (386 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Indonesia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 38,689 stories about harm among 187,187 counted on 3 May.
In North Korea, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 187,187 stories, above the usual 20. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. In the Netherlands' news, mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 3 May 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 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 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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