We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
146 of its 622 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 51 of Accra's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Beirut accounted for 204 of Lebanon's 297 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
26 of its 97 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
169 of its 325 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 95 of Iran's 169 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
19 of its 43 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
43 of its 100 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tropical storm was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.
110 of its 380 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge.
12 of its 22 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
21 of its 70 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Dar es Salaam's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Cuba (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (781 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Australia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 19,932 stories about harm among 108,293 counted on 25 Sep.
Cuba's news mentioned tropical storm about 4 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,293 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ghana, 23% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. On 26 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.
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 much 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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