We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
770 of its 1,300 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Islamabad accounted for 460 of Pakistan's 770 stories about harm, carried by 540 outlets. 301 of Islamabad's 460 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (345 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
594 of its 975 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tel Aviv accounted for 253 of Israel's 594 stories about harm, carried by 504 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 113 of Sudan's 204 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
101 of its 165 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Sotk accounted for 62 of Armenia's 101 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories).
21 of its 29 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 4 of Managua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
53 of its 83 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tunis accounted for 28 of Tunisia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
183 of its 551 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (62 stories). Covid was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
15 of its 33 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 5 of Conakry's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (51 stories). Flooding was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, hunger and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Mexico (82 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in South Korea (43 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Vietnam (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Samoa (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 23,863 stories about harm among 129,571 counted on 11 May.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Pakistan. of the day's 129,571 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news. In Pakistan, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.
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 18 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 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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