We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
338 of its 624 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Oslo accounted for 313 of Norway's 338 stories about harm, carried by 449 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
608 of its 1,266 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 193 of Moscow's 256 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (293 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
72 of its 86 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Paung accounted for 58 of Myanmar's 72 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
218 of its 334 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
352 of its 727 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 114 of Habibullah's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
36 of its 53 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
130 of its 336 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
51 of its 141 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
668 of its 1,270 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 590 of Israel's 668 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
382 of its 1,246 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (59 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (56 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Côte d’Ivoire (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Pakistan (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 32,102 stories about harm among 143,837 counted on 12 Aug.
People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. of the day's 143,837 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Norway for the second day running. Norway's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. In Greece's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 5 times their usual.
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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