We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
314 of its 410 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. the Naf River accounted for 156 of Bangladesh's 314 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 103 of the Naf River's 156 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
736 of its 1,227 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (379 stories). House fires were named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
87 of its 138 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Cabo Verde accounted for 60 of the Bahamas' 87 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storm surge.
83 of its 225 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,964 of its 3,983 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Pyongyang accounted for 1,524 of North Korea's 1,964 stories about harm, carried by 1,072 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
660 of its 1,617 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 276 of Seoul's 477 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (163 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
135 of its 320 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Jakarta accounted for 112 of Indonesia's 135 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 57 of Jakarta's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).
132 of its 157 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kismayu accounted for 91 of Somalia's 132 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 53 of Kismayu's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
59 of its 120 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
13 of its 19 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Mexico (60 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Albania (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Mozambique (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Sep. 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 26,238 stories about harm among 98,063 counted on 3 Sep.
Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany. of the day's 98,063 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 6 times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 7 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 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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