We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
152 of its 202 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Jammu accounted for 91 of Kashmir's 152 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
41 of its 89 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Cyclone was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge, typhoon and hurricane. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
98 of its 191 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Heavy rain 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.
Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
51 of its 58 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
22 of its 27 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
42 of its 67 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 84 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (320 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Greece (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Mexico (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 37,522 stories about harm among 113,225 counted on 19 May.
Stories about people being harmed made up 33 in every 100 of the day's 113,225 stories, below the usual 36. On 20 May 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 33 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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