We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
136 of its 174 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 136 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 63 of Tehran's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
95 of its 147 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Poonch accounted for 60 of Kashmir's 95 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
122 of its 349 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Rio Grande do Sul accounted for 73 of Brazil's 122 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Heavy rain was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and drought.
95 of its 312 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories).
85 of its 152 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Cyclone was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Gaza accounted for 155 of Palestine's 203 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 83 of Gaza's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
41 of its 80 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
Jerusalem accounted for 279 of Israel's 905 stories about harm, carried by 675 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Tanzania (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Kenya (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Panama (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 9,998 stories about harm among 50,419 counted on 5 May.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 23 March 2024. of the day's 50,419 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Brazil's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 much 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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