We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
123 of its 135 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Pyongyang accounted for 81 of North Korea's 123 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Overdoses were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
209 of its 367 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 160 of Israel's 209 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. 113 of Jerusalem's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
70 of its 134 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Istanbul accounted for 31 of Türkiye's 70 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
272 of its 827 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 64 of Sokoto's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
64 of its 287 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
37 of its 126 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
44 of its 67 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
54 of its 91 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jammu accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 54 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Colombo accounted for 73 of Sri Lanka's 97 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 60 of Colombo's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in United Arab Emirates (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Canada (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Ukraine (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 10,290 stories about harm among 45,843 counted on 14 May.
People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about North Korea and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 45,843 stories, as usual. North Korea's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. For the third day running, the news turned to North Korea. On 14 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today.
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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