We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
406 of its 895 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Islamabad accounted for 236 of Pakistan's 406 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. 167 of Islamabad's 236 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (128 stories).
95 of its 144 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jammu accounted for 51 of Kashmir's 95 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 64 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Pyongyang accounted for 54 of North Korea's 83 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
61 of its 226 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
104 of its 178 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 67 of Afghanistan's 104 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought and measles.
Nablus accounted for 37 of Palestine's 55 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
18 of its 57 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
8,998 of its 28,668 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (4,601 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Rwanda (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Czechia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 21,355 stories about harm among 90,310 counted on 25 May.
24 in every 100 of the day's 90,310 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. On 25 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, the same as today.
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 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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