Nigeria
463 of its 1,472 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
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We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
People injured in Nigeria, protests in Copenhagen (Denmark) and people affected in Peru drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostPeru
34 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 20
RegionEvery region
about as usual
Tone of the words
Softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Denmark
11 of Copenhagen's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Peru
22 of its 64 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Palestine
Gaza accounted for 109 of Palestine's 196 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Bahrain
11 of its 39 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Burkina Faso
9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Timor-Leste
7 of its 10 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 4 of Kampung Baru's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
Kenya
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Hong Kong
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
China
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Typhoon was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with landslides, tropical storm and hurricane.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Hong Kong (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (51 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Italy (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in France (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
17 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 18 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 18,435 stories about harm among 106,780 counted on 5 Sep.
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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 28 July 2024. of the day's 106,780 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Hong Kong's news mentioned the typhoon more than ten times as often as usual. Nigeria's news was 31% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. A year earlier, on 6 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.
- 17 in every 100 of the day's 106,780 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Nigeria: 463 of its 1,472 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.
- Denmark: 11 of Copenhagen's 22 stories were about protests or strikes.
- Peru: 22 of its 64 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
- Palestine: Gaza accounted for 109 of Palestine's 196 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets.
- Mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual in Hong Kong's news.
- Mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual in Haiti's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 28 July 2024.
- A year earlier, on 6 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Congo80 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 83 · mostly health Palestine76 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 958 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela48 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Iraq47 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Jerusalem Israel100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Kolkata India82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Dhaka Bangladesh42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● Munich Germany attacks & violence · 100 stories, 323 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 63 stories, 228 outlets ● Nzoia Kenya accidents & disasters · 40 stories, 287 outlets ● Palermo Italy accidents & disasters · 29 stories, 73 outlets ● Delaware US accidents & disasters · 29 stories, 139 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 109 stories, 147 outlets ● Hainan China accidents & disasters · 29 stories, 55 outlets ● Scampton UK people displaced · 11 stories, 70 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health31% 5,522 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice27% 4,928 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,624 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 2,052 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,057 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 794 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 688 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 352 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed4,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced167 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations111 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about the usual rateStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
harshwarm
The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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