We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
70 of its 110 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kathmandu accounted for 38 of Nepal's 70 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
1,381 of its 2,061 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Jerusalem accounted for 677 of Israel's 1,381 stories about harm, carried by 819 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
59 of its 171 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
32 of Kaduna's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
114 of its 258 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Taipei accounted for 78 of Taiwan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Hurricane was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
54 of its 110 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories).
26 of its 69 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
27 of its 45 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 9 of Khartoum's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (321 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Taiwan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dust storm in Pakistan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 23,039 stories about harm among 95,958 counted on 19 May.
In Nepal's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 95,958 stories, as usual. On 19 May 2020, a year earlier, the share was 33 in every 100, against 24 today. In Nepal, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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