We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
53 of its 89 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 55 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Avalanche was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
18 of its 29 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Phnom Penh accounted for 13 of Cambodia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets.
90 of its 239 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kaikoura accounted for 58 of New Zealand's 90 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories).
Islamabad accounted for 116 of Pakistan's 325 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Dengue was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain 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.
6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 8 of Kafr Qaddum's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in France (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Syria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (35 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (117 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 8,878 stories about harm among 43,284 counted on 10 Sep.
Mentions of the earthquake ran about 9 times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 43,284 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 10 September 2021, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Indonesia's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.
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 21 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 about as 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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