We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
434 of its 893 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Zurich accounted for 300 of Switzerland's 434 stories about harm, carried by 663 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (329 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
61 of its 92 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Nyange accounted for 26 of Rwanda's 61 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
161 of its 183 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tornadoes were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and snowstorms.
Khartoum accounted for 87 of Sudan's 134 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
380 of its 1,126 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (136 stories). Cholera was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
50 of its 173 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Copenhagen accounted for 35 of Denmark's 50 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
78 of its 110 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
142 of its 488 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with meningitis and outbreaks.
30 of its 71 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
54 of its 147 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 15 of Phnom Penh's 24 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Vietnam (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Panama (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in South Africa (73 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 22,434 stories about harm among 125,296 counted on 25 May.
Vietnam's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 125,296 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Switzerland. Switzerland stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. On 25 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 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 much 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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