We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
307 of its 389 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Dhaka accounted for 219 of Bangladesh's 307 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. 203 of Dhaka's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (164 stories). Illness was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
52 of its 60 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Mogadishu accounted for 48 of Somalia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
221 of its 518 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms.
363 of its 1,036 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 71 of Tinubu's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (136 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
79 of its 148 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Caracas accounted for 57 of Venezuela's 79 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 47 of Caracas' 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,005 of its 3,549 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 206 of Southport's 239 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
129 of its 228 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 107 of Iran's 129 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
538 of its 796 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Hepatitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
78 of its 126 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 64 of Lebanon's 78 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in US (469 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Australia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hepatitis in Israel (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 9,955 stories about harm among 48,223 counted on 4 Aug.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the UK. North Korea's news mentioned heavy rain about 6 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 48,223 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Bangladesh, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 56% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Venezuela, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 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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