We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
672 of its 1,140 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Dhaka accounted for 557 of Bangladesh's 672 stories about harm, carried by 397 outlets. 341 of Dhaka's 557 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (251 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
658 of its 1,056 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Hardangervidda accounted for 533 of Norway's 658 stories about harm, carried by 747 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (625 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
113 of its 142 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tunis accounted for 93 of Tunisia's 113 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
175 of its 233 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Katla accounted for 152 of Iceland's 175 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 154 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
836 of its 870 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Sanaa accounted for 381 of Yemen's 836 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
342 of its 772 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 198 of Harare's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
97 of its 223 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 53 of Caracas' 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
618 of its 832 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (226 stories). Power cuts were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
203 of its 273 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
61 of its 106 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Uganda (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Singapore (147 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Cuba (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ethiopia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 58,472 stories about harm among 257,163 counted on 29 Aug.
Iceland's news mentioned volcanic eruption about 6 times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 257,163 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bangladesh, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual.
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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