We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
208 of its 245 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Havana accounted for 151 of Cuba's 208 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nassau accounted for 22 of the Bahamas' 37 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
464 of its 905 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (179 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Colombo accounted for 63 of Sri Lanka's 79 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 49 of Colombo's 63 stories were about protests or strikes.
85 of its 152 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
29 of its 30 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Sanaa accounted for 17 of Yemen's 29 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
58 of its 107 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Outbreaks were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness.
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Cyclone was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Türkiye (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 10,320 stories about harm among 45,497 counted on 7 May.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the US. of the day's 45,497 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Cuba for the second day running. Cuba's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. In Türkiye's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their 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 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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