We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
192 of its 211 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 102 of Haiti's 192 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Earthquake was named in 182 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tsunami, tropical storm and hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
165 of its 405 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
179 of its 519 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories).
92 of its 224 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 46 of Russia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
109 of its 164 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Landslides were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
90 of its 417 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
44 of its 155 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave.
36 of its 70 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 44 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lusaka accounted for 17 of Zambia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Iran (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Türkiye (29 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in Japan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Italy (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Russia (12 of its stories, about three 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 7,974 stories about harm among 29,007 counted on 14 Aug.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 23 May 2021. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Türkiye. 27 in every 100 of the day's 29,007 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. In Haiti's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 8 times their 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 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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