We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
205 of its 571 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 128 of Russia's 205 stories about harm, carried by 382 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Wildfires were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
39 of its 57 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Demnate accounted for 29 of Morocco's 39 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
494 of its 897 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (203 stories). Train derailment was named in 209 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
53 of its 144 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
37 of its 75 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 30 of Lebanon's 37 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
186 of its 623 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
17 of its 44 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
91 of its 301 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories). Storms were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
251 of its 900 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Earthquake was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
170 of its 370 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Vietnam (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Italy (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in China (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Austria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 10,488 stories about harm among 51,343 counted on 6 Aug.
Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Pakistan's news. of the day's 51,343 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 6 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. In Russia, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Russia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 20 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 much harsher 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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