We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
27 of its 99 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 10 of Lisbon's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
37 of its 64 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
543 of its 1,137 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Moscow accounted for 316 of Russia's 543 stories about harm, carried by 582 outlets. Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
76 of its 91 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Belize City accounted for 56 of Belize's 76 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding.
34 of its 94 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 27 of Sofia's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
99 of its 218 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
40 of its 71 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
19 of its 42 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 5 of Bratislava's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 139 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Measles was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
68 of its 155 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in North Korea (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); measles in Norway (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Libya (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in South Korea (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 28,764 stories about harm among 105,406 counted on 3 Sep.
In Belize's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 7 times their usual. A year earlier, on 4 September 2019, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today. Portugal's news was 27% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. of the day's 105,406 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 29.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 27 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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