We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
54 of its 67 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kathmandu accounted for 40 of Nepal's 54 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. 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.
89 of its 107 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Minsk accounted for 82 of Belarus' 89 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 81 of Minsk's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
254 of its 487 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vienna accounted for 20 of Austria's 22 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).
75 of its 166 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Lesbos accounted for 49 of Greece's 75 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. 38 of Lesbos' 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
31 of its 39 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Storms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Luanda's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
28 of its 75 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
366 of its 990 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
30 of its 58 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Bermuda (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in US (717 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Japan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in China (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 14,580 stories about harm among 48,034 counted on 13 Sep.
Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. 30 in every 100 of the day's 48,034 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 29. In Nepal's news, mentions of landslides ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 14 September 2019, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today. Nepal's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%. This week the news turned most often to Belarus, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
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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