We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
36 of its 54 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bogota accounted for 28 of Colombia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 15 of Bogota's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
42 of its 46 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 82 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Taipei accounted for 27 of Taiwan's 35 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
290 of its 608 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
88 of its 203 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lesbos accounted for 61 of Greece's 88 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 43 of Lesbos' 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
64 of its 80 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Minsk accounted for 49 of Belarus' 64 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 48 of Minsk's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
94 of its 235 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
58 of its 92 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
412 of its 1,186 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Antarctica (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Liberia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in US (937 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 17,592 stories about harm among 58,676 counted on 12 Sep.
For the third day running, the news turned to Colombia. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 58,676 stories, above the usual 28. Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Congo's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK.
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 harsher 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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