We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
221 of its 399 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Quito accounted for 187 of Ecuador's 221 stories about harm, carried by 527 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Drownings were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
185 of its 289 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 143 of Iran's 185 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
46 of its 147 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.
48 of its 98 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 14 of Baghdad's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
133 of its 280 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drownings.
Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Niamey accounted for 123 of Niger's 187 stories about harm, carried by 387 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Power cuts were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
48 of its 86 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
31 of its 59 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories).
23 of its 96 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in South Korea (61 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vietnam (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Thailand (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in US (1263 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Niger (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 22,070 stories about harm among 114,984 counted on 10 Aug.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 114,984 stories, as usual. Ecuador's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 10 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 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 19 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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