We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
196 of its 352 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 142 of Ukraine's 196 stories about harm, carried by 443 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
125 of its 364 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hamburg accounted for 92 of Germany's 125 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
156 of its 536 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Accidents were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
23 of its 51 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
108 of its 321 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 66 of Russia's 108 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
50 of its 137 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bangkok accounted for 32 of Thailand's 50 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
327 of its 470 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
198 of its 796 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and wildfires.
17 of its 53 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).
82 of its 124 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Damascus accounted for 36 of Syria's 82 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in India (133 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Pakistan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 10,325 stories about harm among 52,043 counted on 24 May.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. of the day's 52,043 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Australia's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. Ukraine's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 24 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 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 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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