We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
182 of its 226 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Idlib accounted for 137 of Syria's 182 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 76 of Idlib's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
115 of its 137 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 62 of Tunisia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
234 of its 322 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Hodeida accounted for 147 of Yemen's 234 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
34 of its 180 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Rabies was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Caracas accounted for 259 of Venezuela's 352 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. 184 of Caracas' 259 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
106 of its 357 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 80 of Warsaw's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
87 of its 106 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Tripoli accounted for 65 of Libya's 87 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
106 of its 199 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 29 of Sumatra's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories).
85 of its 176 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
451 of its 1,270 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (208 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Nepal (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bangladesh (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 20,529 stories about harm among 109,138 counted on 11 May.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 109,138 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal's news mentioned the hypothermia more than ten times as often as usual. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and the US. For the second day running, the news turned to Syria.
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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