We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
161 of its 225 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 149 of Nepal's 161 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (123 stories). Landslides were named in 132 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
77 of its 168 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 49 of Kashmir's 77 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
65 of its 172 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Vienna accounted for 42 of Austria's 65 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Covid was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
108 of its 348 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories).
118 of its 356 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
23 of its 29 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola.
89 of its 194 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
211 of its 580 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Beirut accounted for 319 of Lebanon's 368 stories about harm, carried by 566 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 28 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (733 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Rwanda (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Greece (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 10,309 stories about harm among 50,589 counted on 29 Sep.
Nepal's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. of the day's 50,589 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. the news turned to Nepal for the second day running. Mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual in Nepal's news. A year earlier, on 30 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Ghana, on 3 of 7 days.
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 much 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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