We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
404 of its 554 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 248 of Iran's 404 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. 214 of Tehran's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (251 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
75 of its 97 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tartus accounted for 51 of Syria's 75 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
47 of its 84 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Mubende accounted for 27 of Uganda's 47 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Ebola was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
40 of its 73 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
7 of Khartoum's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
28 of its 46 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Moscow accounted for 241 of Russia's 438 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
53 of its 89 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories).
18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
28 of its 88 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Canada (129 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Jamaica (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Sudan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Bermuda (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 15,631 stories about harm among 76,640 counted on 23 Sep.
For the eighth day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 76,640 stories, as usual. On 23 September 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 20 today. In Iran, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.
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 20 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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