We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
123 of its 301 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Cairo accounted for 84 of Egypt's 123 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 57 of Cairo's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
498 of its 1,028 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Wildfires were named in 20 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.
23 of its 87 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
218 of its 423 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 41 of Jakarta's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories).
92 of its 346 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 30 of Stockholm's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
36 of its 66 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Algiers accounted for 34 of Algeria's 36 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 28 of Algiers' 34 stories were about protests or strikes.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 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.
Tripoli accounted for 26 of Libya's 44 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Sanaa accounted for 24 of Yemen's 53 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Bermuda (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Antarctica (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Puerto Rico (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 21,831 stories about harm among 130,947 counted on 25 Sep.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 7 November 2018. 17 in every 100 of the day's 130,947 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. For the second day running, the news turned to Egypt. Bermuda's news mentioned the cyclone about 5 times as often as 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 much softer 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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