We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
144 of its 570 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 55 of Accra's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
49 of its 89 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 27 of Sudan's 71 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
16 of its 67 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Tel Aviv accounted for 203 of Israel's 958 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Wildfires were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Beirut accounted for 221 of Lebanon's 274 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
90 of its 314 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Philippine accounted for 118 of the Philippines' 185 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in US (1200 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Israel (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 19,883 stories about harm among 100,582 counted on 27 Sep.
For the third day running, the news turned to Ghana. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 100,582 stories, above the usual 18. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in the US's news. On 28 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 20 today. Ghana stood out: 25% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%.
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 20 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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