We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
68 of its 119 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Baghdad accounted for 39 of Iraq's 68 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
53 of its 101 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Amhara accounted for 32 of Ethiopia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
96 of its 282 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and volcanic eruption. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
37 of its 53 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 15 of Port-au-Prince's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
116 of its 189 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 69 of Afghanistan's 116 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 41 of Sudan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 21 of Khartoum's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
49 of its 79 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Hurricane was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain.
36 of its 46 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
19 of its 55 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 3 of Caracas' 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
708 of its 3,206 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Cuba (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Vietnam (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Italy (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Mali (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Sudan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 22,196 stories about harm among 111,339 counted on 29 Aug.
Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 111,339 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 29 August 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 much 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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