We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
164 of its 383 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 44 of Manokwari's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
303 of its 377 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Idlib accounted for 213 of Syria's 303 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
889 of its 4,062 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (391 stories). Overdoses were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
279 of its 438 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (145 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
146 of its 415 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Caucaguita accounted for 123 of Venezuela's 146 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 106 of Caucaguita's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (105 stories).
167 of Beijing's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Natural hazards were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
32 of its 57 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
207 of its 845 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Food poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
194 of its 307 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Baghdad accounted for 150 of Iraq's 194 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (141 stories).
47 of its 159 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Brazil (236 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in South Korea (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Yemen (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 32,281 stories about harm among 171,737 counted on 21 Aug.
19 in every 100 of the day's 171,737 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Indonesia, 43% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 21 August 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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 softer 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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