We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
124 of its 195 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Guaviare accounted for 62 of Colombia's 124 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories). Plane crash was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
55 of its 144 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
140 of its 465 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 18 of Mexico City's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories).
Tunis accounted for 18 of Tunisia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
249 of its 941 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 140 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and drought.
312 of its 947 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Khartoum accounted for 60 of Sudan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
27 of its 93 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
12 of its 22 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Italy (140 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Vietnam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Ukraine (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 22,426 stories about harm among 125,577 counted on 18 May.
In Colombia's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 125,577 stories, as usual. Colombia's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On 18 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.
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 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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