We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
229 of its 311 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 159 of Palestine's 229 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
596 of its 1,236 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Islamabad accounted for 387 of Pakistan's 596 stories about harm, carried by 530 outlets. 217 of Islamabad's 387 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (159 stories).
Khartoum accounted for 109 of Sudan's 199 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
132 of its 349 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
489 of its 933 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 195 of Israel's 489 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (309 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Moscow accounted for 231 of Russia's 354 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
48 of its 77 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 49 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
36 of its 65 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (156 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (179 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Jordan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Vietnam (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Russia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 23,636 stories about harm among 126,481 counted on 9 May.
In New Zealand's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 126,481 stories, as usual. On 9 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. In Palestine, 74% 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 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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