We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
3,168 of its 4,272 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Mexico City accounted for 2,678 of Mexico's 3,168 stories about harm, carried by 1,595 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Heavy rain was named in 415 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
227 of its 443 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kampala accounted for 192 of Uganda's 227 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 159 of Kampala's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
151 of its 249 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jammu accounted for 81 of Kashmir's 151 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
150 of its 386 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Brussels accounted for 132 of Belgium's 150 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (113 stories).
408 of its 486 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Punta Cana accounted for 302 of the Dominican Republic's 408 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (300 stories). Flooding was named in 271 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and power cuts.
1,778 of its 2,019 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,216 stories). Cyclone was named in 96 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
193 of its 216 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
64 of its 86 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 28 of Dapaong's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories).
153 of its 232 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (136 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
199 of its 449 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 36 of Riyadh's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Dominican Republic (271 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Greece (62 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Vietnam (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Guyana (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 49,709 stories about harm among 217,070 counted on 21 Sep.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Mexico. In the Dominican Republic's news, mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 217,070 stories, below the usual 26. Mexico's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%.
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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