We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
151 of its 288 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lisbon accounted for 143 of Portugal's 151 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (111 stories). Accidents were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 108 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. el Alto accounted for 77 of Bolivia's 82 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories).
371 of its 928 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Brasilia accounted for 291 of Brazil's 371 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (337 stories).
392 of its 912 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
240 of its 556 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (110 stories). Flooding was named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.
14 of its 30 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 10 of Conakry's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
140 of its 465 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
134 of its 468 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
89 of its 341 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
52 of its 75 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Thailand (109 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in France (86 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 42,884 stories about harm among 205,896 counted on 3 Aug.
The news turned to Portugal for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 205,896 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Thailand's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. Portugal stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 3 August 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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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