We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
59 of its 106 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 33 of Kashmir's 59 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected 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.
169 of its 519 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with earthquake.
41 of its 63 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kigali accounted for 21 of Rwanda's 41 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Earthquake was named in 212 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
6 of Douala's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 223 of Afghanistan's 429 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Covid was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
20 of its 35 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
19 of its 35 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Hurricane was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
18 of its 44 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Australia (212 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Afghanistan (64 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Philippines (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 23,969 stories about harm among 89,775 counted on 22 Sep.
For the second day running, the news turned to Kashmir. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 89,775 stories, below the usual 29. Kashmir's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%. A year earlier, on 22 September 2020, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 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 27 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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