We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
425 of its 552 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tel Aviv accounted for 177 of Israel's 425 stories about harm, carried by 502 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (209 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
40 of its 54 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Zagreb accounted for 22 of Croatia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
55 of its 72 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Matanzas accounted for 40 of Cuba's 55 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 8 of Matagalpa's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.
92 of its 109 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 80 of Palestine's 92 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
138 of its 175 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 117 of Afghanistan's 138 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
140 of its 473 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
52 of its 109 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Colombo accounted for 28 of Sri Lanka's 52 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets.
41 of its 115 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).
Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in US (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 9,911 stories about harm among 42,350 counted on 6 Aug.
For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Israel stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 6 August 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today. of the day's 42,350 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.
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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