We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
98 of its 115 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Lima accounted for 85 of Peru's 98 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 5 of Port-au-Prince's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Tropical storm was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and heavy rain.
64 of its 75 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. the Gulf of Mexico accounted for 36 of Cuba's 64 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane, storms and storm surge.
11 of its 26 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
97 of its 223 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (52 stories). Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
183 of its 539 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Minsk accounted for 131 of Belarus' 157 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. 130 of Minsk's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
58 of Jerusalem's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
196 of its 411 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Flu was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
88 of its 179 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (60 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Egypt (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Türkiye (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (34 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 15,158 stories about harm among 48,639 counted on 23 Aug.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Peru's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. A year earlier, on 24 August 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 31 in every 100 of the day's 48,639 stories, above the usual 29. This week the news turned most often to Mali, on 3 of 7 days.
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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