We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
273 of its 441 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jakarta accounted for 163 of Indonesia's 273 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 126 of Jakarta's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
309 of its 440 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Mount Everest accounted for 238 of Nepal's 309 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (272 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 67 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.
278 of its 537 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
58 of its 71 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Algiers accounted for 38 of Algeria's 58 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 38 of Algiers' 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Malaria was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
64 of its 157 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). HIV was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Kabul accounted for 109 of Afghanistan's 167 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
53 of Caracas' 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 299 of Israel's 373 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Heatwave was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
329 of its 752 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 115 of Nairobi's 169 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Malawi (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Algeria (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Israel (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 34,315 stories about harm among 185,395 counted on 24 May.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 185,395 stories, as usual. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Malawi's news. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. Indonesia stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.
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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