We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
298 of its 422 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Oslo accounted for 261 of Norway's 298 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
119 of its 150 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Illness was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
131 of its 166 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Morogoro accounted for 109 of Tanzania's 131 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
64 of its 99 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Illness was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
739 of its 1,011 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 660 of Israel's 739 stories about harm, carried by 394 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (345 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
306 of its 609 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (100 stories). Hunger was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
335 of its 734 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 144 of Moscow's 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
191 of its 209 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Tripoli accounted for 162 of Libya's 191 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (49 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.
1,740 of its 4,949 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 213 of New Delhi's 385 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (229 stories). Typhoon was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Hong Kong Island accounted for 256 of Hong Kong's 297 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. 254 of Hong Kong Island's 256 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 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.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (372 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Greece (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Congo (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (84 of its stories, about 6 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 20,412 stories about harm among 78,838 counted on 11 Aug.
Norway stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and India. In China's news, mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 78,838 stories, above the usual 22.
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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