We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
999 of its 1,373 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bogota accounted for 518 of Colombia's 999 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. 328 of Bogota's 518 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Train derailment was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
3,403 of its 4,753 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Amatrice accounted for 2,194 of Italy's 3,403 stories about harm, carried by 1,623 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,293 of its 1,469 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 1,148 of Afghanistan's 1,293 stories about harm, carried by 892 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (458 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
193 of its 976 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Cholera was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
406 of its 507 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Chauk accounted for 265 of Myanmar's 406 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (372 stories). Building collapse was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
126 of its 260 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Plane crash was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.
1,265 of its 3,175 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (125 stories). Drought was named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
257 of its 348 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 185 of Somalia's 257 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
276 of its 452 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 73 of Pulwama's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
188 of its 293 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 18 of Phnom Penh's 31 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Romania (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Mexico (139 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in Myanmar (122 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in New Zealand (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 67,883 stories about harm among 308,194 counted on 25 Aug.
In Romania's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 308,194 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Colombia. Colombia stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.
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 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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