We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
69 of its 89 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Chisinau accounted for 61 of Moldova's 69 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
127 of its 157 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Luanda accounted for 108 of Angola's 127 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (108 stories). Malaria was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with chikungunya and haemorrhagic fever.
191 of its 454 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (135 stories). Road crashes were named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
112 of its 239 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 88 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 14 of Zagreb's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
90 of its 119 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
47 of its 56 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
380 of its 704 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
257 of its 449 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kampala accounted for 213 of Uganda's 257 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (167 stories).
185 of its 240 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Belize City accounted for 158 of Belize's 185 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Power cuts were named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Belize (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (88 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); malaria in Congo (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (38 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Guatemala (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Aug. 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 53,811 stories about harm among 254,315 counted on 5 Aug.
Moldova stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 254,315 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.
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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