We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
315 of its 515 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kathmandu accounted for 233 of Nepal's 315 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. 205 of Kathmandu's 233 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
95 of its 260 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Doha accounted for 91 of Qatar's 95 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
109 of its 318 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Seoul accounted for 91 of South Korea's 109 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories).
89 of its 223 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Flooding was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.
41 of its 106 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories).
114 of its 379 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
27 of its 44 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
8 of its 27 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
102 of its 425 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); meningitis in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 15,922 stories about harm among 84,169 counted on 12 Sep.
It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Nepal. of the day's 84,169 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%. On 12 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 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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