We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
91 of its 107 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 61 of Yemen's 91 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Cholera was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
39 of its 51 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Malaria was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola and outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 60 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 13 of Koidu's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
146 of its 251 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kampala accounted for 94 of Uganda's 146 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
110 of its 142 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Maputo accounted for 97 of Mozambique's 110 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
406 of its 1,519 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Typhoon was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm and storms. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
165 of its 379 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
258 of its 577 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
14 of its 30 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 8 of Algiers' 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).
164 of its 396 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Netherlands (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (132 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Rwanda (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Thailand (33 of its stories, about 4 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 37,854 stories about harm among 168,330 counted on 6 Aug.
Mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual in Burundi's news. of the day's 168,330 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Yemen stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 73%. A year earlier, on 6 August 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 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 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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