We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
215 of its 261 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bogota accounted for 193 of Colombia's 215 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. 122 of Bogota's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
142 of its 183 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
146 of its 182 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
144 of its 152 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
257 of its 658 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 78 of Johannesburg's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (105 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
77 of its 112 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Baku accounted for 65 of Azerbaijan's 77 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
330 of its 621 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
60 of its 84 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
99 of its 134 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Helsinki accounted for 73 of Finland's 99 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
13,253 of its 35,424 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,665 stories). Storm surge was named in 1,088 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes, house fires and cyclone.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Sudan (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Papua New Guinea (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in China (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in US (1088 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Syria (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 29,868 stories about harm among 99,558 counted on 27 Aug.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 4 June 2017. Evacuations were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh. of the day's 99,558 news stories, 30 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. This week the news turned most often to Angola, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
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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