We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,154 of its 1,589 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Jerusalem accounted for 337 of Israel's 1,154 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (175 stories). Hepatitis was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
137 of its 240 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
33 of its 138 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
14 of its 41 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
133 of its 245 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 54 of Bangladesh's 133 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts.
29 of its 95 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Yerevan accounted for 20 of Armenia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Gaza accounted for 402 of Palestine's 434 stories about harm, carried by 565 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Typhoon was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings, heavy rain and tropical storm. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
217 of its 860 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Japan (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 18,247 stories about harm among 100,242 counted on 28 May.
Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 100,242 stories, as usual. On 29 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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