We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
103 of its 178 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Mahdia accounted for 48 of Guyana's 103 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
43 of its 79 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Minsk accounted for 34 of Belarus' 43 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 20 of Minsk's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
106 of its 131 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Nablus accounted for 63 of Palestine's 106 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
102 of its 399 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
218 of its 814 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
129 of its 443 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 137 of Israel's 209 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 86 of Sudan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
35 of its 49 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Typhoon was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm and storms.
321 of its 990 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Outbreaks were named in 97 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Guam (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (77 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (97 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 19,167 stories about harm among 108,169 counted on 22 May.
Guyana stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,169 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 May 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
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 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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