We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
181 of its 210 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Baghlan accounted for 139 of Afghanistan's 181 stories about harm, carried by 416 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Flooding was named in 155 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
202 of its 437 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kharkiv accounted for 120 of Ukraine's 202 stories about harm, carried by 355 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
31 of its 37 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Darfur accounted for 15 of Sudan's 31 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
20 of its 34 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tbilisi accounted for 19 of Georgia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 18 of Tbilisi's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.
66 of its 190 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Rio Grande do Sul accounted for 46 of Brazil's 66 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
23 of its 64 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
95 of its 295 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Tornadoes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
17 of its 55 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (108 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Argentina (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Saudi Arabia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in South Africa (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Israel (55 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 10,993 stories about harm among 61,241 counted on 11 May.
Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Canada. of the day's 61,241 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Afghanistan's news mentioned flooding about 7 times as often as usual. Afghanistan's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. On 12 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 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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