We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
74 of its 107 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Guatemala City accounted for 52 of Guatemala's 74 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 29 of Guatemala City's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 33 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Plague was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
118 of its 148 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Yangon accounted for 103 of Myanmar's 118 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (43 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
401 of its 567 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 279 of Afghanistan's 401 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
157 of its 334 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 63 of Birkenau's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tripoli accounted for 139 of Libya's 146 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Cholera was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
118 of its 258 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,129 of its 1,861 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 35 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain.
437 of its 707 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Hebron accounted for 291 of Palestine's 437 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Paraguay (27 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Russia (72 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Portugal (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 38,111 stories about harm among 204,532 counted on 8 May.
Mentions of flooding ran about 8 times their usual in Paraguay's news. of the day's 204,532 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Guatemala stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. A year earlier, on 8 May 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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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