We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
679 of its 1,236 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Islamabad accounted for 441 of Pakistan's 679 stories about harm, carried by 578 outlets. 257 of Islamabad's 441 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (233 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
425 of its 719 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 255 of Israel's 425 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (177 stories). Natural hazards were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
105 of its 352 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
32 of its 50 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
75 of its 140 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Sotk accounted for 41 of Armenia's 75 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
113 of its 277 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Cyclone was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge, flooding and storms.
13 of its 46 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
38 of its 175 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
11 of its 31 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 5 of Dakar's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Bangladesh (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Haiti (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Argentina (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 22,117 stories about harm among 122,173 counted on 12 May.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to Pakistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 122,173 stories, as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. On 12 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. Pakistan stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.
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 softer 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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