We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
125 of its 272 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Blatten accounted for 91 of Switzerland's 125 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Landslides were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche, flooding and earthquake.
55 of its 70 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Khartoum accounted for 29 of Sudan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Cholera was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 69 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
96 of its 301 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nairobi accounted for 61 of Kenya's 96 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets.
16 of its 50 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
555 of its 2,980 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (56 stories).
Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Hurricane was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tropical storm and storms.
Jammu accounted for 29 of Kashmir's 62 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 128 of Palestine's 168 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Oil spill was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in India (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in US (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 17,111 stories about harm among 94,125 counted on 29 May.
Switzerland's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 94,125 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Switzerland. Switzerland stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. A year earlier, on 29 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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