We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,806 of its 6,969 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 312 of Southport's 426 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (100 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
233 of its 423 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 155 of Iran's 233 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
58 of its 218 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Darfur accounted for 36 of Sudan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Dhaka accounted for 587 of Bangladesh's 839 stories about harm, carried by 530 outlets. 469 of Dhaka's 587 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 8 of Koro Toro's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
93 of its 184 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 36 of Caracas' 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Avalanche was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
75 of its 142 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Beirut accounted for 41 of Lebanon's 58 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
21 of its 61 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 11 of Nassau's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Venezuela (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (820 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in China (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Canada (37 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 19,053 stories about harm among 100,637 counted on 6 Aug.
Mentions of heavy rain ran about 6 times their usual in Sudan's news. of the day's 100,637 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. UK stood out: 26% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. On 7 August 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, 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 about as 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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