We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
448 of its 575 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Beirut accounted for 333 of Lebanon's 448 stories about harm, carried by 564 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Wildfires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
172 of its 415 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Hurricane was named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, landslides and heavy rain.
61 of its 179 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of its 36 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 10 of Yangon's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
106 of its 198 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 106 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 74 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bourgas accounted for 23 of Bulgaria's 29 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
81 of its 295 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
43 of its 112 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of Accra's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (74 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); snowstorms in South Africa (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Russia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 19,581 stories about harm among 104,867 counted on 24 Sep.
In Mexico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 104,867 stories, as usual. On 25 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. In Lebanon, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 70% is usual.
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 softer 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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