We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
84 of its 108 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Jesenik accounted for 43 of the Czechia's 84 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Natural hazards were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
13 of its 16 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 11 of Tocoa's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tel Aviv accounted for 266 of Israel's 455 stories about harm, carried by 512 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
90 of its 111 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Caracas accounted for 43 of Venezuela's 90 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories).
36 of its 64 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Klodzko accounted for 20 of Poland's 36 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
34 of its 40 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
125 of its 415 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hypothermia was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 119 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 58 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Vienna accounted for 25 of Austria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 3 of Fnideq's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Myanmar (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Poland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); hypothermia in France (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in China (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 9,202 stories about harm among 51,791 counted on 15 Sep.
In the Czechia, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 51,791 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Myanmar's news. On 16 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Vietnam, on 4 of 7 days.
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 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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