We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,387 of its 2,047 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jerusalem accounted for 771 of Israel's 1,387 stories about harm, carried by 830 outlets. 400 of Jerusalem's 771 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories). Earthquake was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
40 of its 57 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
107 of its 192 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 56 of Bangladesh's 107 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
Gaza accounted for 126 of Palestine's 164 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
106 of its 209 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Taipei accounted for 77 of Taiwan's 106 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets.
25 of its 57 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
84 of its 158 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bangkok accounted for 51 of Thailand's 84 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets.
95 of its 282 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (60 stories). Cyclone was named in 443 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, storms and flooding.
Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (443 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Jersey (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Pakistan (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (48 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Egypt (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 22,680 stories about harm among 92,633 counted on 18 May.
It was the tenth day running that the news turned to Israel. of the day's 92,633 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 18 May 2020, 34 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Israel's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 59%.
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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