We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
271 of its 597 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kursk accounted for 141 of Russia's 271 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
215 of its 441 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Sao Paulo accounted for 105 of Brazil's 215 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (186 stories). Plane crash was named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
38 of its 174 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 11 of Seoul's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
11 of its 47 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
200 of its 248 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 181 of Palestine's 200 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
91 of its 146 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Anantnag accounted for 46 of Kashmir's 91 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
24 of its 42 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Uiju accounted for 19 of North Korea's 24 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, outbreaks and covid.
137 of its 668 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
540 of its 713 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 106 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (80 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in North Korea (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Uganda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in France (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Iran (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 11,751 stories about harm among 60,505 counted on 10 Aug.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 60,505 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Japan's news. In Russia, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. A year earlier, on 11 August 2023, 19 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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