We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,667 of its 2,378 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Quetta accounted for 1,141 of Pakistan's 1,667 stories about harm, carried by 620 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (689 stories). Polio was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
182 of its 288 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 78 of Amhara's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
571 of its 1,273 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Hurricane was named in 353 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
958 of its 2,783 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Heavy rain was named in 149 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hiv and plague. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
363 of its 418 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 317 of Yemen's 363 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
187 of its 223 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Skopje accounted for 180 of North Macedonia's 187 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
287 of its 668 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 184 of Balkans' 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (198 stories).
98 of its 215 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
138 of its 206 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Heavy rain was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Aleppo accounted for 863 of Syria's 1,070 stories about harm, carried by 596 outlets. Drownings were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Kuwait (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Switzerland (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Nicaragua (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 53,183 stories about harm among 270,069 counted on 9 Aug.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 June 2016. of the day's 270,069 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Pakistan. In Mexico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about three times their usual.
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 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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