We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
16 of its 18 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Fort-de-France accounted for 16 of Martinique's 16 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 16 of Fort-de-France's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
132 of its 239 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 70 of Iran's 132 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
40 of its 112 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Brussels accounted for 31 of Belgium's 40 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Flu was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
96 of its 295 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Storm surge was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 20 of Dar es Salaam's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
86 of its 332 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 25 of Accra's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 8 of el Alto's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
440 of its 551 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Beirut accounted for 325 of Lebanon's 440 stories about harm, carried by 644 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
6 of its 12 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 3 of Antananarivo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
139 of its 788 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides, tsunami and power cuts.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (54 of its stories, about three times its usual); storm surge in Cuba (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in South Africa (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (150 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 16,913 stories about harm among 91,272 counted on 23 Sep.
Martinique's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. of the day's 91,272 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 24 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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