We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
43 of its 67 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Monrovia accounted for 27 of Liberia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. 22 of Monrovia's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
333 of its 697 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
13 of its 16 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
Jammu accounted for 53 of Kashmir's 98 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Minsk accounted for 90 of Belarus' 116 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. 79 of Minsk's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
34 of its 51 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 9 of Tripoli's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Albion accounted for 28 of Mauritius' 47 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 41 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
584 of its 1,506 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Illness was named in 345 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
12 of its 30 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Japan (345 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in North Korea (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in Spain (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Germany (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Nigeria (32 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 28,443 stories about harm among 99,595 counted on 28 Aug.
For the second day running, the news turned to Liberia. Stories about people being harmed made up 29 in every 100 of the day's 99,595 stories, as usual. On 29 August 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 29 today. In Liberia, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual.
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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