We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
193 of its 313 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Phnom Penh accounted for 145 of Cambodia's 193 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. 130 of Phnom Penh's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
203 of its 283 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 173 of Sudan's 203 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (138 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
71 of its 151 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Sofia accounted for 64 of Bulgaria's 71 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
487 of its 534 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
126 of its 130 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Ouagadougou accounted for 119 of Burkina Faso's 126 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (125 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.
808 of its 1,905 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 414 of Chemnitz's 434 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (409 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
61 of its 92 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sarajevo accounted for 53 of Bosnia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 51 of Sarajevo's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
95 of its 196 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
67 of its 142 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Malaria was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles.
130 of its 161 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Somalia (34 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); measles in Brazil (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Peru (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Iran (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in France (27 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 38,389 stories about harm among 200,923 counted on 28 Aug.
Somalia's news mentioned the drought about 10 times as often as usual. On 28 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 19 today. of the day's 200,923 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Cambodia stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.
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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