We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
45 of its 105 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 28 of Iran's 45 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 22 of Tehran's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
150 of its 192 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Taipei accounted for 67 of Taiwan's 150 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Tsunami was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment, bridge collapse and building collapse.
53 of its 69 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Batken accounted for 37 of Kyrgyzstan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
214 of its 445 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Hurricane was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
169 of its 193 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
152 of its 516 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Heavy rain was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave and snowstorms. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
211 of its 647 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
28 of its 33 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Cabo Frances Viejo accounted for 17 of the Dominican Republic's 28 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Hurricane was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
114 of its 206 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Yerevan accounted for 61 of Armenia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
17 of its 24 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 7 of Fort National's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Dominican Republic (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Puerto Rico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in China (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 7,740 stories about harm among 36,953 counted on 18 Sep.
Taiwan's news mentioned the tsunami more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 36,953 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Iran. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and Taiwan. A year earlier, on 18 September 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Jordan, on 3 of 7 days.
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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