We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
151 of its 452 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Yerevan accounted for 71 of Armenia's 151 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (135 stories). Outbreaks were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
38 of its 125 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Amman accounted for 26 of Jordan's 38 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
217 of its 724 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).
8 of its 17 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Tigray accounted for 27 of Ethiopia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
35 of its 307 stories (11%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 76 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Dengue was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Syria (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in China (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in South Africa (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); malaria in Ukraine (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 16,128 stories about harm among 80,748 counted on 13 Sep.
Mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual in Syria's news. of the day's 80,748 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 13 September 2021, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 20 today. Armenia's news was 33% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%.
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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