We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
318 of its 471 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 298 of Iraq's 318 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. 213 of Baghdad's 298 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (200 stories). Natural hazards were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
634 of its 959 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Islamabad accounted for 233 of Pakistan's 634 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Storms were named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with cholera.
74 of its 145 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 46 of Sri Lanka's 74 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
55 of its 222 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected 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.
25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ikongo accounted for 24 of Madagascar's 25 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 18 of Ikongo's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 125 of Afghanistan's 184 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Hunger was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tigray accounted for 34 of Ethiopia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in US (28 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 16,280 stories about harm among 77,218 counted on 30 Aug.
In Trinidad & Tobago's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 77,218 stories, as usual. On 30 August 2021, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 21 today. In Iraq, 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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