We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
212 of its 261 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Beita accounted for 100 of Palestine's 212 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. 80 of Beita's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
76 of its 144 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Hanoi accounted for 58 of Vietnam's 76 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Typhoon was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, flooding and landslides.
40 of its 101 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories).
12 of its 47 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
200 of its 893 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Typhoon was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, flooding and tropical storm. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
104 of its 205 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 76 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 25 of Venezuela's 45 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 15 of Caracas' 25 stories were about protests or strikes.
17 of its 55 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 3 of Buenos Aires' 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
21 of its 79 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 8 of Algiers' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
26 of Tel Aviv's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Australia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in India (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 10,489 stories about harm among 59,221 counted on 7 Sep.
The news turned to Palestine for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 59,221 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Vietnam's news, mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cameroon. Palestine's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 71%.
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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