We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
139 of its 211 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lisbon accounted for 128 of Portugal's 139 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
54 of its 98 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
47 of its 59 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Outbreaks were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with ebola. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
115 of its 191 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
46 of its 101 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
144 of its 196 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Jalalabad accounted for 47 of Afghanistan's 144 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
20 of its 90 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
62 of its 170 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 27 of Jakarta's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Darfur accounted for 21 of Sudan's 37 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Thailand (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in DR Congo (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Russia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 15,740 stories about harm among 85,976 counted on 5 Sep.
The news turned to Portugal for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 85,976 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Congo's news mentioned outbreaks about 7 times as often as usual. Portugal's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%.
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 about as 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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