We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
149 of its 306 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hanoi accounted for 72 of Vietnam's 149 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (107 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 65 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Bogota's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
53 of its 75 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Masyaf accounted for 29 of Syria's 53 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
540 of its 1,446 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Derna accounted for 19 of Libya's 29 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
74 of Jerusalem's 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (189 stories). Tornadoes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
121 of its 211 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 82 of Afghanistan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Philippine accounted for 156 of the Philippines' 243 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 33 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).
138 of its 371 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Libya (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in China (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 19,580 stories about harm among 106,250 counted on 10 Sep.
The news turned to Vietnam for the fourth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 106,250 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Vietnam, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Japan's news mentioned the tsunami about 4 times as often as usual. On 11 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 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 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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