We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
61 of its 98 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Lima accounted for 52 of Peru's 61 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
138 of its 191 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Damascus accounted for 94 of Syria's 138 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Accidents were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
92 of its 110 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. the Gulf of Mexico accounted for 56 of Cuba's 92 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Hurricane was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge and tornadoes.
Minsk accounted for 119 of Belarus' 151 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. 113 of Minsk's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
168 of its 271 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kennedy Town accounted for 120 of Hong Kong's 168 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 125 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
348 of its 922 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).
130 of its 206 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (37 stories).
23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Hong Kong (125 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in North Korea (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Haiti (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Mali (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (55 of its stories, about 5 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 26,259 stories about harm among 91,169 counted on 24 Aug.
Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 91,169 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Peru for the second day running. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual in Cuba's news. On 25 August 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 29 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 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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