We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
95 of its 105 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bamako accounted for 27 of Mali's 95 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
115 of its 228 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 81 of Hong Kong's 115 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Typhoon was named in 81 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.
32 of its 81 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Santiago accounted for 24 of Chile's 32 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
36 of its 51 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 5 of Yangon's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
54 of its 130 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 41 of Lebanon's 54 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories).
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Covid was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
56 of its 86 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tropical storm was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
171 of its 377 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories).
39 of its 104 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Hurricane was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.
27 of its 62 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Puerto Rico (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Brazil (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Greece (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Ukraine (41 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 19,259 stories about harm among 110,578 counted on 8 Sep.
People falling ill were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US. of the day's 110,578 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Hong Kong's news mentioned the typhoon about 6 times as often as usual. Mali's news was 90% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. On 8 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 today.
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 17 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 softer 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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