We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,897 of its 2,355 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Aleppo accounted for 1,129 of Syria's 1,897 stories about harm, carried by 709 outlets. 753 of Aleppo's 1,129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (645 stories). Heatwave was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
117 of its 128 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Montevideo accounted for 109 of Uruguay's 117 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dushanbe accounted for 34 of Tajikistan's 40 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Road crashes were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
124 of its 494 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
19 of its 29 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 17 of Ouagadougou's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
80 of its 170 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 16 of Oromo's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
491 of its 815 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
72 of its 143 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Panama City accounted for 59 of Panama's 72 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
155 of its 299 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Drought was named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
306 of its 375 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (280 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in North Korea (93 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Taiwan (45 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Austria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Poland (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Thailand (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 53,269 stories about harm among 262,515 counted on 16 Sep.
North Korea's news mentioned the drought about 8 times as often as usual. Syria's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 75%. of the day's 262,515 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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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