We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
235 of its 439 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 103 of Israel's 235 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
93 of its 119 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. les Cayes accounted for 38 of Haiti's 93 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Kabul accounted for 1,624 of Afghanistan's 2,023 stories about harm, carried by 1,305 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (631 stories). Hunger was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane, tropical storm and heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
38 of its 55 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
33 of its 70 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Budapest accounted for 26 of Hungary's 33 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Covid was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
77 of its 182 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Taipei accounted for 56 of Taiwan's 77 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
87 of its 181 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Ho Chi Minh City accounted for 62 of Vietnam's 87 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
35 of its 113 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
88 of its 220 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
51 of its 94 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Covid was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in New Zealand (110 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Hungary (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Lebanon (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in US (706 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 6 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 19,037 stories about harm among 73,491 counted on 23 Aug.
Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 73,491 stories, above the usual 24. It was the third day running that the news turned to Israel. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. On 23 August 2020, a year earlier, the share was 31 in every 100, against 26 today.
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 26 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 softer 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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