We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
49 of its 63 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kivu accounted for 36 of Rwanda's 49 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
233 of its 623 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Moscow accounted for 131 of Russia's 233 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
86 of Manipur's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Khartoum accounted for 105 of Sudan's 213 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
160 of its 233 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Rajouri accounted for 58 of Kashmir's 160 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
113 of its 177 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 70 of Iran's 113 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
53 of its 79 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tulkarm accounted for 37 of Palestine's 53 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
97 of its 432 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tsunami.
54 of its 179 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).
6 of its 10 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Asuncion's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (58 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (113 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); malaria in Vietnam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in US (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 12,836 stories about harm among 71,710 counted on 6 May.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to Rwanda. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 71,710 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 6 May 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Rwanda, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% 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 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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