We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
237 of its 479 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 161 of Israel's 237 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Natural hazards were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
8,423 of its 16,878 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 623 of Washington's 1,103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,913 stories). Drownings were named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatstroke.
Mogadishu accounted for 32 of Somalia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Hurricane was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
76 of its 150 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 6 of Mexico City's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Hurricane was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.
23 of its 24 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
77 of its 130 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
309 of its 521 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
167 of its 416 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
22 of its 55 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Indonesia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in Russia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 20,172 stories about harm among 52,510 counted on 31 May.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 26 April 2020. Mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 38 in every 100 of the day's 52,510 stories, above the usual 34. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 3 of 7 days.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.
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 much harsher 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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