We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
345 of its 563 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kathmandu accounted for 283 of Nepal's 345 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. 253 of Kathmandu's 283 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations 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.
198 of its 438 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Doha accounted for 189 of Qatar's 198 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
128 of its 268 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
51 of its 111 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Minsk accounted for 39 of Belarus' 51 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories).
44 of its 55 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 39 of Yemen's 44 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
150 of its 392 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Seoul accounted for 106 of South Korea's 150 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (112 stories).
33 of its 49 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
17 of its 44 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories).
113 of its 332 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories).
15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 5 of Tunis' 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Egypt (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Australia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in India (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 17,731 stories about harm among 89,651 counted on 11 Sep.
The news turned to Nepal for the fourth day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 89,651 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On 11 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today. Nepal stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.
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 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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