We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
951 of its 1,094 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 834 of Afghanistan's 951 stories about harm, carried by 573 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (234 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
139 of its 235 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 37 of Oromo's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
163 of its 203 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Montevideo accounted for 159 of Uruguay's 163 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories).
217 of its 1,032 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Chikungunya was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
549 of its 754 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Baghdad accounted for 363 of Iraq's 549 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
73 of its 150 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.
299 of its 395 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Libreville accounted for 221 of Gabon's 299 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).
117 of its 277 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
136 of its 236 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 92 of Caracas' 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories).
833 of its 2,051 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (378 stories). Tropical storm was named in 532 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, heavy rain and storm surge.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (532 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Mongolia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (84 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Switzerland (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in North Korea (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Sep. 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 53,577 stories about harm among 261,381 counted on 6 Sep.
For the third day running, the news turned to Afghanistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 261,381 stories, below the usual 22. Afghanistan's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 69%.
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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