We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
375 of its 499 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khartoum accounted for 327 of Sudan's 375 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. 322 of Khartoum's 327 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (199 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
217 of its 251 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kokopo accounted for 135 of Papua New Guinea's 217 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (125 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
107 of its 148 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
95 of its 181 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Valletta accounted for 77 of Malta's 95 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
147 of its 243 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 53 of Gaza's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
120 of its 234 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 32 of Sumbal's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
80 of its 142 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
34 of its 42 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (32 stories). Earthquake was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
564 of its 1,150 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Riyadh accounted for 396 of Saudi Arabia's 564 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Croatia (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in United Arab Emirates (113 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Guinea (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (45 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Yemen (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 37,649 stories about harm among 197,630 counted on 14 May.
Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Croatia's news. of the day's 197,630 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 14 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Sudan's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%.
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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