We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
668 of its 780 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Derna accounted for 562 of Libya's 668 stories about harm, carried by 863 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Tsunami was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
146 of its 210 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 146 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
39 of its 42 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 35 of Honduras' 39 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (33 stories). Dengue was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with chikungunya and malaria.
201 of its 306 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 129 of Iran's 201 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Illness was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
368 of its 1,051 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Hanoi accounted for 289 of Vietnam's 368 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
266 of its 355 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
104 of its 127 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Alpefjord accounted for 54 of Greenland's 104 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
58 of its 85 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
13 of its 56 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
46 of its 116 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Russia (58 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); nipah virus in India (134 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Greece (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Italy (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Morocco (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 21,552 stories about harm among 119,275 counted on 13 Sep.
The news turned to Libya for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 119,275 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Honduras' news mentioned the dengue more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 13 September 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 18 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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