Colombia
41 of its 73 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bogota accounted for 18 of Colombia's 41 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Bogota and Port-au-Prince and wildfires in Spain. Sudan's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostColombia
56 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 31
RegionEvery region
about as usual
Tone of the words
About as usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Spain
129 of its 504 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Wildfires were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Haiti
35 of its 50 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 15 of Haiti's 35 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
Sudan
7 of Fasher's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Guatemala
14 of its 18 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Guatemala City accounted for 11 of Guatemala's 14 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).
Bahamas
24 of its 74 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Hurricane was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.
Taiwan
41 of its 147 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Typhoon was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Pakistan
367 of its 818 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Ghana
134 of its 502 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Iran
Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 59 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); rabies in India (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Canada (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Israel (35 of its stories, about three times its usual).
19 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 19 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 17,031 stories about harm among 89,384 counted on 12 Aug.
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The news turned to Colombia for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 89,384 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Colombia, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 August 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
- 19 in every 100 of the day's 89,384 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Colombia: 41 of its 73 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%.
- Spain: 129 of its 504 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
- Haiti: 35 of its 50 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%.
- Sudan: 7 of Fasher's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
- Mentions of wildfires ran about 6 times their usual in Spain's news.
- Mentions of the typhoon ran about three times their usual in Taiwan's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- It was the second day running that the news turned to Colombia.
- A year earlier, on 12 August 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Sudan71 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Israel68 in 100 of its 1,085 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 392 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia56 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 698 Delhi India96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Gaza Palestine48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Bihar India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● Mendenhall Glacier US accidents & disasters · 24 stories, 199 outlets ● Uvalde US attacks & violence · 47 stories, 160 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 207 stories, 210 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 83 stories, 209 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 51 stories, 115 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 77 stories, 139 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 47 stories, 139 outlets ● Islamabad Pakistan attacks & violence · 117 stories, 101 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health27% 4,425 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,072 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,395 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,182 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 801 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 761 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 685 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 371 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed3,926 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,070 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured961 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions322 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and ItalyStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
harshwarm
The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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