We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
164 of its 345 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Lesbos accounted for 101 of Greece's 164 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
60 of its 107 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bogota accounted for 46 of Colombia's 60 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 36 of Bogota's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
131 of its 176 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 85 of Afghanistan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
36 of its 97 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).
3 of Berbice's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Minsk accounted for 56 of Belarus' 81 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 44 of Minsk's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
22 of its 27 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
36 of its 60 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
444 of its 1,043 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Liberia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in UK (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in India (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 29,427 stories about harm among 108,002 counted on 10 Sep.
Liberia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 108,002 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. For the second day running, the news turned to Greece. On 11 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 27 today. Greece's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.
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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.