We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
250 of its 314 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Beirut accounted for 223 of Lebanon's 250 stories about harm, carried by 401 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 62 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Budapest accounted for 30 of Hungary's 35 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).
39 of its 99 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
31 of its 52 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 17 of Haiti's 31 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).
54 of its 143 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Jammu accounted for 36 of Kashmir's 54 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
58 of its 150 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
603 of its 765 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
35 of its 137 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
61 of its 223 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
101 of its 563 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Earthquake was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and flooding.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (60 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Germany (29 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); snowstorms in South Africa (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 10,996 stories about harm among 58,372 counted on 21 Sep.
In Japan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 58,372 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 September 2023, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Lebanon, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 67% is usual.
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 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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