We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
126 of its 200 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Rajouri accounted for 54 of Kashmir's 126 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
39 of its 52 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 177 of Sudan's 339 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Polio was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Heatwave was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
411 of its 1,144 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kremlin accounted for 260 of Russia's 411 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Illness was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
40 of its 130 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
18 of its 33 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
156 of its 796 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Earthquake was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tsunami.
10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 5 of Vientiane's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (84 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); drought in Morocco (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatwave in Thailand (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 22,025 stories about harm among 123,254 counted on 5 May.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Kashmir. of the day's 123,254 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Japan's news mentioned the earthquake about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 5 May 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Kashmir, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is 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 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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