We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
274 of its 394 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 159 of Iran's 274 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 142 of Tehran's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 57 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tartus accounted for 25 of Syria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Drownings were named in 11 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.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
16 of its 26 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
39 of its 82 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Colombo accounted for 22 of Sri Lanka's 39 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 12 of Colombo's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
Moscow accounted for 152 of Russia's 271 stories about harm, carried by 397 outlets. 92 of Moscow's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
405 of its 1,106 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Storm surge was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, heavy rain and heatwave.
32 of its 65 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 62 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Japan (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in Canada (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in US (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 9,306 stories about harm among 43,001 counted on 24 Sep.
The news turned to Iran for the ninth day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 43,001 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Japan's news, mentions of landslides ran about 6 times their usual. On 24 September 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 22 today. Iran's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 44%.
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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