We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,458 of its 2,115 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (80 stories). Hurricane was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
145 of its 346 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Nairobi accounted for 73 of Kenya's 145 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).
3 of Baghdad's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 35 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hunger.
61 of its 136 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kulgam accounted for 25 of Kashmir's 61 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
18 of its 27 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 445 of Palestine's 517 stories about harm, carried by 553 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 67 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Moscow accounted for 169 of Russia's 273 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
24 of its 35 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: building collapse in South Africa (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Bangladesh (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Malaysia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Australia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 19,625 stories about harm among 113,462 counted on 7 May.
South Africa's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 113,462 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 8 May 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Israel's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 63%.
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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