We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
37 of its 77 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Wong Tai Sin accounted for 27 of Hong Kong's 37 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
44 of its 86 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 22 of Lebanon's 44 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
24 of its 45 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Santiago accounted for 18 of Chile's 24 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
80 of its 194 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
1,111 of its 1,305 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (738 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
24 of its 26 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 126 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 4 of Amsterdam's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Diphtheria was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (159 stories). Storms were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 19 of Iran's 39 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 11 of Tehran's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Malaysia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Vietnam (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Greece (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Russia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 12,056 stories about harm among 63,505 counted on 9 Sep.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Morocco and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 63,505 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Puerto Rico's news mentioned storms about 5 times as often as usual.
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 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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