We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
98 of its 182 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 44 of Bangladesh's 98 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
58 of its 100 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tigray accounted for 54 of Ethiopia's 58 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). 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.
353 of its 679 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 217 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides, storms and power cuts.
21 of its 51 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 9 of Luanda's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
69 of its 94 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Yangon accounted for 14 of Myanmar's 23 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
26 of its 51 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Kabul accounted for 98 of Afghanistan's 157 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Power cuts were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flu in North Korea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Somalia (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Türkiye (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (35 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Japan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 15,328 stories about harm among 75,003 counted on 26 Aug.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 75,003 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Pakistan's news mentioned flooding about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 26 August 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Bangladesh, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual.
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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