We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
102 of its 150 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tulkarem accounted for 59 of Palestine's 102 stories about harm, carried by 369 outlets. 32 of Tulkarem's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
35 of its 36 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seme Podji accounted for 15 of Benin's 35 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
59 of its 66 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Beledweyne accounted for 31 of Somalia's 59 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
215 of its 549 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
38 of its 86 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
41 of its 119 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 9 of Yerevan's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
16 of Accra's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
68 of its 250 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
27 of its 117 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 3 of Amsterdam's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
169 of its 479 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Ireland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Vietnam (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Australia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in US (79 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 9,540 stories about harm among 53,904 counted on 24 Sep.
In Ireland's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 53,904 stories, as usual. On 24 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. In Palestine, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual. This week the news turned most often to New Zealand, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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 much 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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