We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
749 of its 1,010 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 631 of Nepal's 749 stories about harm, carried by 724 outlets. 587 of Kathmandu's 631 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (665 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
260 of its 622 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Doha accounted for 255 of Qatar's 260 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
46 of its 76 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Baghdad accounted for 29 of Iraq's 46 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
5 of its 9 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
149 of its 386 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 73 of Ukraine's 149 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
835 of its 1,182 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jerusalem accounted for 301 of Israel's 835 stories about harm, carried by 464 outlets. Hurricane was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
47 of its 105 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 22 of Tunis' 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
94 of its 353 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories).
18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
102 of its 335 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Tunisia (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 17,315 stories about harm among 91,779 counted on 9 Sep.
Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Greece's news. of the day's 91,779 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Nepal for the second day running. Nepal's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. On 9 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.
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 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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