We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,062 of its 1,663 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Islamabad accounted for 689 of Pakistan's 1,062 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 608 of Islamabad's 689 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (636 stories). Road crashes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever and dengue. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
2,967 of its 3,358 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gaziantep accounted for 2,384 of Türkiye's 2,967 stories about harm, carried by 1,354 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (2,310 stories). Poisoning was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
197 of its 383 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Accidents were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
806 of its 1,954 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (545 stories). Natural hazards were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
518 of its 563 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Puntland accounted for 265 of Somalia's 518 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (203 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
109 of its 168 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Putumayo accounted for 95 of Colombia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
89 of its 100 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Timbuktu accounted for 78 of Mali's 89 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. 78 of Timbuktu's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Aleppo accounted for 564 of Syria's 805 stories about harm, carried by 601 outlets. 287 of Aleppo's 564 stories were about protests or strikes. Building collapse was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
158 of its 192 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
27 of its 36 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (84 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Zambia (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Saudi Arabia (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Nicaragua (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Mexico (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 34,556 stories about harm among 141,348 counted on 21 Aug.
Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Pakistan. Japan's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 141,348 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to Pakistan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 7 of them.
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 much 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?
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