We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
153 of its 161 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kivu accounted for 83 of Rwanda's 153 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 139 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
176 of its 225 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Minsk accounted for 165 of Belarus' 176 stories about harm, carried by 381 outlets. 110 of Minsk's 165 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
243 of its 549 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 41 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
24 of its 27 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 6 of Aung Hlaing's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
49 of its 55 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
388 of its 1,036 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (90 stories). Storms were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia, landslides and flooding.
51 of its 103 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tropical storm was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.
99 of its 250 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Congo (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Bermuda (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in China (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Nigeria (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (176 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 11,614 stories about harm among 40,748 counted on 23 May.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 21 February 2021. 29 in every 100 of the day's 40,748 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. In Rwanda's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Rwanda's news was 95% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 4 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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