We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
178 of its 257 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kampala accounted for 149 of Uganda's 178 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
33 of its 47 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Krusevo accounted for 29 of North Macedonia's 33 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
195 of its 367 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 84 of Berne's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
835 of its 1,195 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (450 stories). Storm surge was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
118 of its 351 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 113 of Bucharest's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
927 of its 1,413 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jerusalem accounted for 566 of Israel's 927 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
161 of its 630 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
196 of its 765 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (137 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 109 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
256 of its 354 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Tsunami was named in 231 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.
327 of its 523 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Egyptair accounted for 296 of Egypt's 327 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Fiji (231 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bridge collapse in France (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Ghana (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Argentina (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (93 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 22,570 stories about harm among 96,579 counted on 19 Aug.
People displaced were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and Israel. 23 in every 100 of the day's 96,579 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Fiji's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Uganda stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 19 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 23 today.
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 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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