We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
187 of its 229 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Gaza accounted for 106 of Palestine's 187 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
89 of its 515 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Caracas accounted for 20 of Venezuela's 29 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
187 of its 363 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 21 of Getulio Vargas' 21 stories were about protests or strikes.
262 of its 684 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Cyclone was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
104 of its 123 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
136 of its 457 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
182 of its 401 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Volcanic eruption was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 91 of Israel's 315 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Polio was named in 95 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
26 of its 32 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).
Also named far more than usual: polio in Israel (95 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Japan (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Russia (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Pakistan (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Italy (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 10,955 stories about harm among 58,635 counted on 31 Aug.
For the second day running, the news turned to Palestine. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 58,635 stories, as usual. Palestine's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 68%. A year earlier, on 1 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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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