We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
745 of its 1,156 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 195 of Porto Velho's 203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (174 stories). Natural hazards were named in 183 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
592 of its 658 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ramallah accounted for 467 of Palestine's 592 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (383 stories). Heatwave was named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
59 of its 62 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Skopje accounted for 52 of North Macedonia's 59 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories).
32 of its 45 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
290 of its 465 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kwun Tong accounted for 246 of Hong Kong's 290 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. 245 of Kwun Tong's 246 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
99 of its 170 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Baghdad accounted for 76 of Iraq's 99 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
87 of its 166 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Heavy rain was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and landslides.
385 of its 673 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
774 of its 3,066 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 338 of Shenzhen's 366 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Taiwan (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (28 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in France (90 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Ireland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 19,953 stories about harm among 94,200 counted on 24 Aug.
People falling ill were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. of the day's 94,200 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan's news mentioned heavy rain about 5 times as often as usual. Brazil's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. On 24 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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