We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
61 of its 114 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tigray accounted for 54 of Ethiopia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
339 of its 720 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Islamabad accounted for 151 of Pakistan's 339 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
135 of its 268 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
43 of its 278 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
359 of its 1,092 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Tsunami was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and wildfires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 59 of Afghanistan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
110 of its 136 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
432 of its 970 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dust storm was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
5 of Yangon's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 57 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in China (98 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (48 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Spain (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 16,763 stories about harm among 80,410 counted on 25 Aug.
The news turned to Ethiopia for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 80,410 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 August 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Ethiopia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.
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 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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