We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
30 of its 67 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 17 of Lebanon's 30 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
114 of its 268 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami, wildfires and landslides.
37 of its 75 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Havana accounted for 16 of Cuba's 37 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. 9 of Havana's 16 stories were about protests or strikes.
8 of its 17 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
431 of its 1,934 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Flooding was named in 129 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain, power cuts and storms.
Gaza accounted for 130 of Palestine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
440 of its 948 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
21 of Nairobi's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (129 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in China (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in India (45 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 17,666 stories about harm among 95,764 counted on 22 May.
In Greece's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 95,764 stories, as usual. Lebanon's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. A year earlier, on 22 May 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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 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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