We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
340 of its 470 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 195 of Iran's 340 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. 181 of Tehran's 195 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
324 of its 598 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Typhoon was named in 239 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides, flooding and drownings. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
652 of its 1,673 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 373 of Russia's 652 stories about harm, carried by 697 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (219 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
28 of its 73 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
121 of its 234 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 54 of Bangladesh's 121 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
26 of its 53 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Avalanche was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
73 of its 229 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Building collapse was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
23 of its 58 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Monrovia accounted for 20 of Liberia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tripoli accounted for 14 of Libya's 18 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Syria (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Kenya (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 14,492 stories about harm among 70,375 counted on 26 Sep.
For the tenth day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 70,375 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 26 September 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. In Iran, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% 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 21 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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