We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
74 of its 89 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Pyongyang accounted for 52 of North Korea's 74 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
202 of its 316 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 130 of Iran's 202 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Building collapse was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
327 of its 780 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Heavy rain was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides.
31 of its 49 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 7 of Khartoum's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
228 of its 994 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
115 of its 250 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
105 of its 302 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
25 of its 30 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 13 of Yemen's 25 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
264 of its 684 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
334 of its 1,052 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Tornadoes were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and storms.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (39 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Iraq (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ghana (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (29 of its stories, more than ten 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 17,104 stories about harm among 75,863 counted on 23 May.
Of the day's 75,863 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 23 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 23 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 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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