We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
303 of its 431 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Minsk accounted for 219 of Belarus' 303 stories about harm, carried by 391 outlets. 204 of Minsk's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
33 of its 58 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kathmandu accounted for 25 of Nepal's 33 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
122 of its 201 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jammu accounted for 74 of Kashmir's 122 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
108 of its 214 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).
28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 12 of Abidjan's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
38 of its 61 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kaesong accounted for 25 of North Korea's 38 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Flooding was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.
23 of its 47 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 7 of Phnom Penh's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 9 of Bamako's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
301 of its 948 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Outbreaks were named in 193 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in New Zealand (193 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in North Korea (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Syria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in UK (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 28,324 stories about harm among 100,353 counted on 14 Aug.
The news turned to Belarus for the fifth day running. A year earlier, on 15 August 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today. In Belarus, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 100,353 stories, below the usual 30.
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 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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