We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
293 of its 376 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Beirut accounted for 174 of Lebanon's 293 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
678 of its 1,614 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (504 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
51 of its 116 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
23 of its 71 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Plane crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
427 of its 519 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 210 of Iraq's 427 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
78 of its 94 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
436 of its 669 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
188 of its 460 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jakarta accounted for 153 of Indonesia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).
14 of Yangon's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
69 of Mecca's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (107 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Armenia (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Kenya (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Sudan (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Israel (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 46,747 stories about harm among 168,533 counted on 28 Aug.
Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about three times the usual rate. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 168,533 stories, above the usual 24. Mentions of wildfires ran about 6 times their usual in Armenia's news.
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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