We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
119 of its 174 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 52 of Palestine's 119 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 39 of Gaza's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
284 of its 674 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Artsakh accounted for 168 of Azerbaijan's 284 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
206 of its 748 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain and tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Hunger was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with measles, cholera and dengue. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
411 of its 1,199 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
77 of its 192 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
18 of its 29 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Derna accounted for 119 of Libya's 140 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Tornadoes were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Syria (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Vietnam (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in China (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Australia (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Ukraine (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 21,367 stories about harm among 119,198 counted on 20 Sep.
Mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual in Sudan's news. of the day's 119,198 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 20 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Palestine's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%.
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 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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