We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
187 of its 249 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jammu accounted for 154 of Kashmir's 187 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Landslides were named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
60 of its 94 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 38 of Afghanistan's 60 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
11 of its 20 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 6 of la Paz's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
21 of its 42 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
225 of its 335 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 179 of Palestine's 225 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of its 71 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
311 of its 666 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 172 of Israel's 628 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Colombo accounted for 32 of Sri Lanka's 38 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. 17 of Colombo's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Sri Lanka (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Malaysia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Spain (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Nigeria (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 16,453 stories about harm among 91,209 counted on 27 Aug.
The news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 91,209 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kashmir, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual. On 27 August 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as 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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