We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
37 of its 65 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Lima accounted for 28 of Peru's 37 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 80 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Taipei accounted for 25 of Taiwan's 45 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Typhoon was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.
6,324 of its 15,247 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Plane crash was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with building collapse. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
3 of Magway's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
Kabul accounted for 409 of Afghanistan's 609 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Measles was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
144 of its 225 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Gilboa accounted for 52 of Israel's 144 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (78 stories).
47 of its 81 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
431 of its 1,147 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Hurricane was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and storm surge.
157 of its 301 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Typhoon was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cyclone, flooding and landslides.
Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Kashmir (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in Italy (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Canada (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 15,036 stories about harm among 47,154 counted on 11 Sep.
Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. 32 in every 100 of the day's 47,154 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 28. In Taiwan's news, mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual. Peru stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%.
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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