We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
365 of its 657 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kyiv accounted for 214 of Ukraine's 365 stories about harm, carried by 399 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (228 stories). Power cuts were named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. the Red Sea accounted for 18 of Djibouti's 18 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Oil spill was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
13 of its 25 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
220 of its 493 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Philippine accounted for 141 of the Philippines' 220 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
114 of its 186 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 75 of Afghanistan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
223 of its 656 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
26 of its 35 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
431 of its 913 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (278 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
64 of its 205 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides.
73 of its 140 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 73 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Australia (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Portugal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 15,765 stories about harm among 83,564 counted on 26 Aug.
Ukraine's news mentioned power cuts about 10 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 83,564 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ukraine, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. On 27 August 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 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 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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