We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,812 of its 3,690 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Quetta accounted for 2,058 of Pakistan's 2,812 stories about harm, carried by 1,027 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,846 stories). Polio was named in 97 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
358 of its 458 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 158 of Addis Ababa's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
289 of its 319 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Skopje accounted for 286 of North Macedonia's 289 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (174 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 153 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Measles was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
942 of its 1,567 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Tropical storm was named in 752 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane and cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
184 of its 215 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 94 of Luang Prabang's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (182 stories).
96 of its 265 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 43 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
176 of its 549 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Hypothermia was named in 124 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.
328 of its 697 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 114 of Harare's 167 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (752 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hypothermia in Switzerland (124 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in North Korea (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Sudan (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (210 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 49,619 stories about harm among 245,532 counted on 8 Aug.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia. Pakistan's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%. of the day's 245,532 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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 20 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 harsher 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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.