We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
76 of its 247 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Athens accounted for 46 of Greece's 76 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
20 of Mexico City's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
156 of its 485 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Storms were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption and heatwave.
109 of its 188 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 55 of Iran's 109 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
14 of its 26 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 9 of Kvareli's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
38 of its 133 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
190 of its 946 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Hiroshima accounted for 144 of Japan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
5 of Madrid's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Khartoum accounted for 82 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Typhoon was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tropical storm.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Guam (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Ghana (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Vietnam (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Nepal (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 10,423 stories about harm among 58,116 counted on 21 May.
Of the day's 58,116 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 21 May 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Myanmar, on 3 of 7 days.
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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