We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
370 of its 742 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 82 of Omsk's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 175 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
54 of its 75 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. the Gulf of Mexico accounted for 39 of Cuba's 54 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hurricane and storm surge.
54 of its 88 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
152 of its 358 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Bamako accounted for 57 of Mali's 73 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 49 of Bamako's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Minsk accounted for 67 of Belarus' 96 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. 63 of Minsk's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
141 of its 252 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tropical storm was named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hurricane, cyclone and landslides.
132 of its 363 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories).
18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
9 of its 10 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (85 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Mali (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in US (416 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 5 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 16,635 stories about harm among 55,920 counted on 22 Aug.
For the third day running, the news turned to Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 55,920 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. In Mexico's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 8 times their usual. On 23 August 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 30 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 harsher 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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