We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
3,338 of its 4,243 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 2,947 of Afghanistan's 3,338 stories about harm, carried by 1,830 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (852 stories). Tornadoes were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment and snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
51 of its 69 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
43 of its 74 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kampala accounted for 22 of Uganda's 43 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
53 of its 106 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
63 of its 114 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 27 of Bangladesh's 63 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
7,903 of its 22,668 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (182 stories). Storm surge was named in 259 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with volcanic eruption.
Tigray accounted for 32 of Ethiopia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
70 of its 162 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tropical storm was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with flooding.
8 of its 10 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).
152 of its 307 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Canada (215 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (32 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in Jamaica (26 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storm surge in US (259 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 23,098 stories about harm among 80,498 counted on 27 Aug.
Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US. of the day's 80,498 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running.
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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