We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,246 of its 1,506 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Valencia accounted for 555 of Venezuela's 1,246 stories about harm, carried by 485 outlets. 477 of Valencia's 555 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
91 of its 102 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Skopje accounted for 87 of North Macedonia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
593 of its 1,155 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Hiroshima accounted for 431 of Japan's 593 stories about harm, carried by 481 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (500 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
249 of its 582 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Avalanche was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
220 of its 268 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ras Baalbek accounted for 114 of Lebanon's 220 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
120 of its 237 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
23 of its 41 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Measles was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
20 of its 29 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 4 of Guatemala City's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
1,472 of its 4,934 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Snowstorms were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.
13 of its 18 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Spain (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in Romania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Belize (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 24,082 stories about harm among 99,854 counted on 6 Aug.
Spain's news mentioned respiratory illness more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Venezuela. On 6 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 24 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 99,854 stories, above the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 4 of 7 days.
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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