We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
151 of its 221 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 151 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Niamey accounted for 54 of Niger's 80 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 35 of Niamey's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
263 of its 687 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 164 of Vietnam's 263 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tornadoes.
12 of its 49 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
196 of its 467 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (129 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.
59 of its 78 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Quito accounted for 30 of Ecuador's 59 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 of its 70 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Buenos Aires accounted for 23 of Argentina's 25 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 13 of Buenos Aires' 23 stories were about protests or strikes.
65 of its 92 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Damascus accounted for 41 of Syria's 65 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
8 of its 27 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Typhoon was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in US (633 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Ukraine (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 10,210 stories about harm among 52,289 counted on 13 Aug.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 52,289 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Vietnam's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 8 times their usual. On 13 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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 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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