We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
678 of its 1,580 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 136 of Moscow's 253 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (445 stories). Accidents were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
223 of its 463 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Athens accounted for 190 of Greece's 223 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (155 stories). Wildfires were named in 171 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms and drownings.
83 of its 99 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Tripoli accounted for 45 of Libya's 83 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
87 of its 324 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
68 of its 84 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Khartoum accounted for 37 of Sudan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 24 of Khartoum's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
1,572 of its 5,438 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 713 of Beijing's 884 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (423 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
127 of its 382 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 29 of Harare's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Tsim Sha Tsui accounted for 412 of Hong Kong's 823 stories about harm, carried by 442 outlets. 410 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 412 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
24 of its 55 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
86 of its 145 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Côte d’Ivoire (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (33 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 33,546 stories about harm among 159,672 counted on 13 Aug.
For the second day running, the news turned to Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 159,672 stories, below the usual 22. Russia's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On 13 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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