We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,572 of its 2,251 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 1,297 of Afghanistan's 1,572 stories about harm, carried by 1,213 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (517 stories). Polio was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
61 of its 75 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. les Cayes accounted for 37 of Haiti's 61 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
159 of its 307 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 82 of Israel's 159 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
91 of its 293 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
54 of its 125 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, storms and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
3,576 of its 9,992 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (124 stories). Flooding was named in 705 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts, storm surge and heavy rain.
277 of its 875 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Ho Chi Minh City accounted for 30 of Vietnam's 57 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of its 28 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Mexico (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in US (705 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Iran (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 10,847 stories about harm among 37,343 counted on 22 Aug.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 17 January 2021. of the day's 37,343 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. People affected were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 29 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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