We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
50 of its 130 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kathmandu accounted for 34 of Nepal's 50 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,013 of its 2,165 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 783 of Russia's 1,013 stories about harm, carried by 1,001 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (806 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
221 of its 548 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 100 of Israel's 221 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Earthquake was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
8 of its 19 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 4 of Libreville's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
50 of its 69 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (21 stories). Flooding was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and power cuts.
36 of its 58 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
389 of its 1,592 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (61 stories). Earthquake was named in 211 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.
100 of its 313 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Harare accounted for 64 of Zimbabwe's 100 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Drownings were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Ramallah accounted for 31 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (211 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Dominican Republic (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Vietnam (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Antarctica (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Thailand (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 21,430 stories about harm among 113,897 counted on 24 Aug.
19 in every 100 of the day's 113,897 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 24 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 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.
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 softer 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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