We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
506 of its 791 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 401 of Bangladesh's 506 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. 324 of Dhaka's 401 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (158 stories). Cyclone was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,865 of its 2,264 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bali accounted for 1,331 of Indonesia's 1,865 stories about harm, carried by 1,353 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (740 stories). Power cuts were named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
638 of its 839 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Caracas accounted for 499 of Venezuela's 638 stories about harm, carried by 575 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (467 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
218 of its 489 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Measles was named in 122 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
96 of its 133 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
335 of its 743 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 196 of Harare's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
433 of its 556 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lisbon accounted for 259 of Portugal's 433 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories).
841 of its 1,287 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 427 of Riyadh's 482 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (97 stories).
34 of its 69 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 22 of Volubilis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).
188 of its 465 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (147 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in South Korea (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (22 of its stories, about 6 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 41,944 stories about harm among 184,837 counted on 6 Aug.
In Brazil's news, mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 184,837 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.
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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