We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Aleppo accounted for 1,155 of Syria's 1,902 stories about harm, carried by 716 outlets. 605 of Aleppo's 1,155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (212 stories). Meningitis was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
164 of its 284 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 124 of Nepal's 164 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (83 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
628 of its 1,314 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 468 of Iran's 628 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (330 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Gas explosion was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
41 of its 45 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kinshasa accounted for 36 of the DR Congo's 41 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 27 of Kinshasa's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).
1,456 of its 2,620 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Poisoning was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
53 of its 83 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
669 of its 1,102 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (448 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
122 of its 234 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 30 of Manama's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories).
52 of its 86 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Greenland (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (115 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Haiti (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Indonesia (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 63,446 stories about harm among 282,416 counted on 22 Sep.
The news turned to Syria for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 282,416 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Greenland's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual.
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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