We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
75 of its 92 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Darfur accounted for 37 of Sudan's 75 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
95 of its 188 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 58 of Iran's 95 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Building collapse was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
77 of its 99 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Dakar accounted for 68 of Senegal's 77 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories).
46 of its 211 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 14 of Amsterdam's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories).
247 of its 728 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 40 of Islamabad's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tbilisi accounted for 24 of Georgia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 23 of Tbilisi's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Hurricane was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
100 of its 332 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
62 of its 198 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).
7 of Buenos Aires' 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Russia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in South Africa (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Israel (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 20,183 stories about harm among 111,966 counted on 9 May.
People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 111,966 stories, as usual. Mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual in Iran's news. In Sudan, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 65% is usual. On 10 May 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as 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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