We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
109 of its 195 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
72 of its 196 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 26 of Stockholm's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. the Panama Canal accounted for 21 of Panama's 23 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
35 of its 104 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.
121 of its 307 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Harare accounted for 79 of Zimbabwe's 121 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories).
73 of its 175 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 13 of Copenhagen's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tripoli accounted for 15 of Libya's 19 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
605 of its 1,603 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 459 of Russia's 605 stories about harm, carried by 769 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Heavy rain was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: measles in Sudan (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Antarctica (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (85 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 20,352 stories about harm among 105,795 counted on 25 Aug.
In Panama's news, mentions of the drought ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 105,795 stories, as usual. On 25 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. In Bangladesh, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.
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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