We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
46 of its 57 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Shovi accounted for 39 of Georgia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
104 of its 159 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Beirut accounted for 95 of Lebanon's 104 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
163 of its 494 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
72 of its 238 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
84 of its 101 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Darfur accounted for 37 of Sudan's 84 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
110 of its 232 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Bucharest accounted for 99 of Romania's 110 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (51 stories).
26 of its 43 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides.
134 of its 455 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 89 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
87 of its 277 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 22 of Harare's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Slovenia (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 19,709 stories about harm among 108,880 counted on 4 Aug.
In Georgia's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,880 stories, as usual. Georgia's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. On 4 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.
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 18 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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