We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
204 of its 454 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tel Aviv accounted for 164 of Israel's 204 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. 132 of Tel Aviv's 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (35 stories). Power cuts were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
76 of its 145 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Taipei accounted for 29 of Taiwan's 76 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Typhoon was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and landslides.
162 of its 480 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Johannesburg accounted for 86 of South Africa's 162 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
202 of its 535 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
78 of its 119 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kirkuk accounted for 59 of Iraq's 78 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 54 of Kirkuk's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 73 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Limassol accounted for 22 of Cyprus' 33 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 17 of Limassol's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
40 of its 111 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 13 of Stockholm's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 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.
14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 87 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
6 of its 6 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in Kenya (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in India (71 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in China (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 9,313 stories about harm among 48,589 counted on 3 Sep.
For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 48,589 stories, as usual. Mentions of the typhoon ran about 4 times their usual in Taiwan's news. On 3 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Israel stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. This week the news turned most often to South Africa, on 3 of 7 days.
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 19 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 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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