We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
31 of its 40 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kathmandu accounted for 24 of Nepal's 31 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 19 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.
67 of its 112 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tripoli accounted for 37 of Libya's 67 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 23 of Tripoli's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 55 of Afghanistan's 115 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Minsk accounted for 59 of Belarus' 81 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 53 of Minsk's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
108 of its 260 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm.
53 of its 70 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Storm surge was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
317 of its 735 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Wildfires were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
53 of its 153 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
32 of its 73 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Bermuda (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Israel (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Greece (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Belarus (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 25,540 stories about harm among 94,449 counted on 14 Sep.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. On 15 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 27 today. Nepal stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%. 27 in every 100 of the day's 94,449 news stories 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.
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 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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