We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
368 of its 764 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Zurich accounted for 218 of Switzerland's 368 stories about harm, carried by 915 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (268 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
73 of its 144 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kishtwar accounted for 36 of Kashmir's 73 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
6 of Babanki's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Islamabad accounted for 145 of Pakistan's 410 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
82 of its 133 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mahdia accounted for 56 of Guyana's 82 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of its 97 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Hunger was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
378 of its 1,135 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (111 stories). Outbreaks were named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cholera.
25 of its 69 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 83 of Sudan's 146 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
214 of its 248 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tornadoes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Somalia (39 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (89 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Brazil (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (32 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 22,295 stories about harm among 126,048 counted on 24 May.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 126,048 stories, as usual. Switzerland's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. In Somalia's news, mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 24 May 2022, 22 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.
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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