We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,610 of its 2,308 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,251 of Israel's 1,610 stories about harm, carried by 1,130 outlets. 661 of Jerusalem's 1,251 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,024 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
134 of its 186 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 88 of Afghanistan's 134 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
70 of its 149 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kampala accounted for 42 of Uganda's 70 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).
58 of its 159 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
31 of its 50 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Khartoum accounted for 23 of Sudan's 31 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 22 of Khartoum's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 56 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
24 of its 47 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 9 of Yaounde's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.
9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 4 of Managua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Congo (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Armenia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Algeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 23,711 stories about harm among 95,985 counted on 12 May.
It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Israel. of the day's 95,985 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Congo's news mentioned Ebola about 4 times as often as usual. On 12 May 2020, a year earlier, the share was 34 in every 100, against 25 today. In Israel, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual.
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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