We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
191 of its 407 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Giewont accounted for 162 of Poland's 191 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (168 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
213 of its 896 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Outbreaks were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
219 of its 561 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 57 of Jakarta's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
32 of its 39 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. el Mozote accounted for 21 of el Salvador's 32 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
442 of its 671 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 85 of Dhaka's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (223 stories).
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Storms were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
71 of Ramallah's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
61 of Yuen Long's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
706 of its 1,391 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Drought was named in 137 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
16 of its 24 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Cook Islands (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Brazil (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Cuba (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (57 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); storms in Mexico (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 33,305 stories about harm among 172,052 counted on 22 Aug.
In Poland, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Spain's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 172,052 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 22 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 much 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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