We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
128 of its 220 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Lisbon accounted for 124 of Portugal's 128 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Train derailment was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
106 of its 251 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Jakarta accounted for 57 of Indonesia's 106 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 47 of Jakarta's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
26 of its 59 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
127 of its 234 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Plague was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
159 of its 197 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
94 of its 148 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jammu accounted for 65 of Kashmir's 94 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).
Darfur accounted for 42 of Sudan's 77 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
18 of its 62 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 4 of Mbeya's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
11 of its 53 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (41 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in Venezuela (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in US (122 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 16,761 stories about harm among 93,496 counted on 3 Sep.
Portugal's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. of the day's 93,496 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Portugal's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 3 September 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 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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