We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
29 of its 51 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Achham accounted for 22 of Nepal's 29 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
75 of its 155 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 53 of Iran's 75 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 39 of Tehran's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
52 of its 101 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Batken accounted for 36 of Kyrgyzstan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
237 of its 530 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
80 of its 109 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Damascus accounted for 68 of Syria's 80 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
86 of its 419 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge, storms and heatwave. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
47 of its 97 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Yerevan accounted for 31 of Armenia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
29 of its 69 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tigray accounted for 15 of Ethiopia's 19 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
61 of its 71 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Taiwan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 8,717 stories about harm among 42,537 counted on 17 Sep.
In Taiwan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 42,537 stories, as usual. Nepal's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 17 September 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.
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 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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