We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
334 of its 599 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bucharest accounted for 318 of Romania's 334 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. 317 of Bucharest's 318 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
141 of its 157 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Bamako accounted for 107 of Mali's 141 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Landslides were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
196 of its 216 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tirana accounted for 150 of Albania's 196 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
156 of its 177 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
227 of its 320 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Amman accounted for 214 of Jordan's 227 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
602 of its 867 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (32 stories). Outbreaks were named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
240 of its 530 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 109 of Harare's 171 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). Road crashes were named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
664 of its 997 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 208 of Jerusalem's 321 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories).
149 of its 325 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
72 of its 180 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 15 of Stockholm's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (49 stories).
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Cuba (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Zimbabwe (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Italy (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 28,166 stories about harm among 119,320 counted on 11 Aug.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 May 2018. In Romania, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 10% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 119,320 stories, above the usual 20. Mentions of road crashes ran about 8 times their usual in Cuba'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 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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