We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
132 of its 244 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 77 of Iran's 132 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 53 of Tehran's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
116 of its 241 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (100 stories). Plane crash was named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
69 of its 118 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jammu accounted for 31 of Kashmir's 69 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
173 of its 511 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hanoi accounted for 111 of Vietnam's 173 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and wildfires.
266 of its 294 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Derna accounted for 229 of Libya's 266 stories about harm, carried by 436 outlets. Poisoning was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera and hunger. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 36 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Bamako accounted for 16 of Mali's 32 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
87 of its 373 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 30 of Berlin's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories).
Khartoum accounted for 24 of Sudan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 13 of Khartoum's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Covid was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
8 of its 17 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Ukraine (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Greece (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Russia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Libya (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 10,073 stories about harm among 55,498 counted on 17 Sep.
It was the eighth day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 55,498 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Brazil's news mentioned plane crash more than ten times as often as usual. On 17 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. In Iran, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 7 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
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 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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