We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
122 of its 242 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Jakarta accounted for 79 of Indonesia's 122 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 65 of Jakarta's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
80 of its 107 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sanaa accounted for 60 of Yemen's 80 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
232 of its 436 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 37 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
151 of its 227 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 125 of Palestine's 151 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 93 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
94 of its 256 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
88 of its 145 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jammu accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 88 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
214 of its 858 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 32 of Sydney's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Afghanistan (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Egypt (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 5 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 8,422 stories about harm among 42,375 counted on 31 Aug.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 42,375 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Afghanistan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Indonesia's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 31 August 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 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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