We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
774 of its 1,288 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Coatzacoalcos accounted for 472 of Mexico's 774 stories about harm, carried by 600 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (462 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
73 of its 119 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Banjul accounted for 69 of the Gambia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 101 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. It drew 52 stories, carried by 126 outlets. 51 of Somalia's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories).
159 of its 347 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 132 of Lebanon's 159 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
101 of its 125 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
120 of its 169 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 27 of Darfur's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
46 of its 55 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 11 of la Paz's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).
691 of its 1,312 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (460 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
576 of its 1,259 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Drought was named in 186 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
335 of its 941 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (151 stories). Accidents were named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (186 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Philippines (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Libya (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 34,578 stories about harm among 170,708 counted on 28 Aug.
In Brazil's news, mentions of the drought ran about 6 times their usual. Mexico stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 28 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today. of the day's 170,708 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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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