We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
244 of its 339 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Bogota accounted for 190 of Colombia's 244 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. 172 of Bogota's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
383 of its 481 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Monchique accounted for 242 of Portugal's 383 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (211 stories). Heatstroke was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with food poisoning.
65 of its 86 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Skopje accounted for 56 of North Macedonia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
114 of its 206 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Poisoning was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
458 of its 899 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Harare accounted for 376 of Zimbabwe's 458 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. 285 of Harare's 376 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
101 of its 154 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Abidjan accounted for 95 of Côte d’Ivoire's 101 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
341 of its 590 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 197 of Dhaka's 243 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (93 stories). 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.
1,049 of its 1,626 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories). Rabies was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
40 of its 78 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Ebola was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
230 of its 369 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Measles was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Rwanda (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Albania (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (79 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 44,942 stories about harm among 209,302 counted on 7 Aug.
Peru's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Colombia. In Colombia, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 209,302 stories, 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 about as 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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