We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
105 of its 217 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jammu accounted for 60 of Kashmir's 105 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
23 of its 30 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Typhoon was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
19 of its 38 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 126 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories).
30 of its 58 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.
19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Dickson Fjord accounted for 13 of Greenland's 19 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. the Red Sea accounted for 16 of Djibouti's 16 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
10 of its 24 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Spain (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Romania (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Iran (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Czechia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 10,873 stories about harm among 60,524 counted on 14 Sep.
Mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual in Myanmar's news. of the day's 60,524 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. Kashmir's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On 15 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as 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 18 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 about as 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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