We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,362 of its 1,931 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jerusalem accounted for 938 of Israel's 1,362 stories about harm, carried by 1,039 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (91 stories). Building collapse was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
20 of its 25 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 13 of Khartoum's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,311 of its 2,754 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Cyclone was named in 236 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, storms and storm surge.
12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
203 of its 330 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 134 of Palestine's 203 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
105 of its 133 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 88 of Afghanistan's 105 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 37 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 7 of Bogota's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
277 of its 853 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Tornadoes were named in 13 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.
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (72 stories). Gas explosion was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Pakistan (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tornadoes in China (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in UK (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in US (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 11,579 stories about harm among 41,643 counted on 16 May.
For the ninth day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 41,643 stories, above the usual 25. It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 28 March 2021. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 7 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 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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