We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
95 of its 164 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Alberto Fujimori accounted for 42 of Peru's 95 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
160 of its 299 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Hanoi accounted for 87 of Vietnam's 160 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 147 of Israel's 522 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 121 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and food poisoning. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
522 of its 1,491 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Flooding was named in 109 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cholera and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
289 of its 362 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Gaza accounted for 226 of Palestine's 289 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Philippine accounted for 125 of the Philippines' 198 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Landslides were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and earthquake.
53 of its 72 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
16 of its 46 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Greenland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (109 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Brazil (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Thailand (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 20,483 stories about harm among 110,290 counted on 12 Sep.
In Peru, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 110,290 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Greenland's news. A year earlier, on 13 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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