We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
93 of its 182 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sindirgi accounted for 37 of Türkiye's 93 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Earthquake was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse.
17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Ndjamena's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 17 of Lebanon's 33 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
26 of its 54 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Karbala accounted for 15 of Iraq's 26 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
92 of its 228 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (72 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
89 of its 368 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 29 of Iran's 49 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 161 of Palestine's 199 stories about harm, carried by 360 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 167 of Israel's 430 stories about harm, carried by 410 outlets. 97 of Jerusalem's 167 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Ghana (68 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in France (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 5 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 8,226 stories about harm among 41,866 counted on 10 Aug.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 41,866 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Türkiye stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. A year earlier, on 10 August 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 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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