We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Nairobi accounted for 369 of Kenya's 542 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. 308 of Nairobi's 369 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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.
95 of its 149 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lisbon accounted for 66 of Portugal's 95 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
385 of its 763 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 285 of Iran's 385 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
217 of its 570 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
221 of its 430 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Tsunami was named in 186 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
11,686 of its 32,861 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 4,633 of Charlottesville's 5,538 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (4,650 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 1,368 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes.
389 of its 456 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Landslides were named in 319 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drownings.
91 of its 200 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Wildfires were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
209 of its 243 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 136 of Somalia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
2,035 of its 5,542 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,251 stories). Landslides were named in 375 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Nepal (319 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (186 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (81 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Antarctica (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 28,297 stories about harm among 98,421 counted on 13 Aug.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 June 2017. of the day's 98,421 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq. It was the third day running that the news turned to Kenya. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 5 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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