We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
196 of its 429 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Philippine accounted for 137 of the Philippines' 196 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
253 of its 460 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Solingen accounted for 219 of Germany's 253 stories about harm, carried by 652 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
44 of its 107 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
36 of its 69 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
150 of its 332 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (111 stories). Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
29 of its 34 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 51 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
242 of its 618 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
219 of its 656 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories).
44 of its 97 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Brazil (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Australia (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 9,544 stories about harm among 48,128 counted on 25 Aug.
Of the day's 48,128 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. A year earlier, on 26 August 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Italy, on 6 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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