We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
84 of its 124 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Matanzas accounted for 70 of Cuba's 84 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Oil spill was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
132 of its 155 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 51 of Palestine's 132 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 81 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 9 of Minsk's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
25 of its 49 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
148 of its 389 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Seoul accounted for 128 of South Korea's 148 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Flooding was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
238 of its 467 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Islamabad accounted for 102 of Pakistan's 238 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Helicopter crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
293 of its 519 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
48 of its 71 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 5 of Conakry's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
26 of its 32 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Korea (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Türkiye (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 16,584 stories about harm among 77,682 counted on 9 Aug.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to Cuba. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 77,682 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. In Cuba, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual.
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 21 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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