We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
315 of its 470 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 287 of Israel's 315 stories about harm, carried by 478 outlets. 188 of Jerusalem's 287 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
188 of its 248 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 140 of Afghanistan's 188 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
293 of its 665 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
23 of its 79 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
48 of its 56 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
18 of its 19 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Algiers accounted for 12 of Algeria's 18 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. 7 of Algiers' 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
41 of its 59 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 13 of Bogota's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
34 of its 78 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
16 of its 25 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tunis accounted for 13 of Tunisia's 16 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets.
1,410 of its 3,247 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Flu was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in India (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in UK (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 11,775 stories about harm among 45,943 counted on 8 May.
Ireland's news mentioned the flu more than ten times as often as usual. 26 in every 100 of the day's 45,943 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 8 May 2020, 33 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. Israel stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%.
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 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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