We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
116 of its 182 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jammu accounted for 47 of Kashmir's 116 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
41 of its 85 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tivaouane accounted for 28 of Senegal's 41 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
66 of its 205 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 16 of Sergipe's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).
80 of its 410 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
19 of its 23 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
85 of its 130 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 40 of Afghanistan's 85 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
29 of its 58 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 6 of Bogota's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
12 of its 22 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 8 of Khartoum's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
31 of its 52 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Timor-Leste (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Iran (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Spain (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 18,130 stories about harm among 79,275 counted on 27 May.
Timor-Leste's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 79,275 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Kashmir. On 27 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today. Kashmir's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%.
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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