We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
799 of its 930 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Beirut accounted for 565 of Lebanon's 799 stories about harm, carried by 827 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (601 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
38 of its 79 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 5 of Aynalem's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
57 of its 144 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Budapest accounted for 46 of Hungary's 57 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).
Philippine accounted for 137 of the Philippines' 220 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Cyclone was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
27 of its 37 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Bamako accounted for 23 of Mali's 27 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
67 of its 209 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Taipei accounted for 51 of Taiwan's 67 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
67 of its 156 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 stories). Wildfires were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.
26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
39 of its 49 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.
101 of its 200 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Russia (37 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Thailand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 20,081 stories about harm among 107,318 counted on 18 Sep.
For the second day running, the news turned to Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 107,318 stories, as usual. Lebanon's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 53%. A year earlier, on 19 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.
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 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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