We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
72 of its 106 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
150 of its 241 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Ho Chi Minh City accounted for 57 of Vietnam's 150 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
5 of Kherrata's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
67 of its 96 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
48 of its 134 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
330 of its 621 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Philippine accounted for 126 of the Philippines' 330 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Typhoon was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and flooding.
146 of its 280 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 610 of Afghanistan's 900 stories about harm, carried by 803 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
52 of its 95 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (42 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); nipah virus in India (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in China (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 22,551 stories about harm among 79,661 counted on 7 Sep.
In the Philippines' news, mentions of the typhoon ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 79,661 stories, above the usual 27. Iraq's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 44%. On 7 September 2020, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 28 today.
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 28 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 much 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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