We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
80 of its 127 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 45 of Nepal's 80 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (50 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
197 of its 444 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Termini Imerese accounted for 145 of Italy's 197 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 57 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Bucharest accounted for 23 of Romania's 28 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
24 of its 31 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. the Red Sea accounted for 24 of Djibouti's 24 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
402 of its 643 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Solingen accounted for 346 of Germany's 402 stories about harm, carried by 794 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (322 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 89 of Palestine's 103 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Polio was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
40 of its 111 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
357 of its 507 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
227 of its 540 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
168 of its 279 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Heavy rain was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with landslides and storms.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Brazil (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Palestine (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in South Korea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 10,769 stories about harm among 55,934 counted on 24 Aug.
Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 55,934 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Nepal for the second day running. Nepal's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 25 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.
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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