We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
57 of its 86 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Karbala accounted for 38 of Iraq's 57 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Landslides were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
426 of its 792 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Islamabad accounted for 237 of Pakistan's 426 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
447 of its 1,183 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 236 of Russia's 447 stories about harm, carried by 389 outlets. 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.
16 of its 25 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Asuncion accounted for 15 of Paraguay's 16 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets.
18 of its 33 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 39 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Mogadishu accounted for 53 of Somalia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 81 of Afghanistan's 117 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.
Also named far more than usual: drought in China (102 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (23 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 15,020 stories about harm among 68,700 counted on 22 Aug.
People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Norway. 22 in every 100 of the day's 68,700 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iraq's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Iraq for the second day running. On 22 August 2021, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 22 today.
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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