We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
46 of its 115 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Taipei accounted for 24 of Taiwan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
55 of its 68 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Beledweyne accounted for 25 of Somalia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 241 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 10 of Accra's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
90 of its 299 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
41 of its 97 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Stenungsund accounted for 22 of Sweden's 41 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
101 of its 239 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 22 of Jerusalem's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 221 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
111 of its 478 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
115 of its 564 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Sweden (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (29 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Italy (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in France (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 11,385 stories about harm among 62,205 counted on 23 Sep.
Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Sweden's news. of the day's 62,205 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. On 23 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.
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 about as 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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