We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
112 of its 230 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Hualien accounted for 74 of Taiwan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Ladakh accounted for 81 of Kashmir's 130 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 81 of Ladakh's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
119 of its 297 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 75 of Iran's 119 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
44 of its 137 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
14 of its 51 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
313 of its 1,789 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Landslides were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane and drownings.
34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 20 of Haiti's 34 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Tropical storm was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
73 of its 142 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).
35 of its 84 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hurricane was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tropical storm.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bahamas (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); screwworm in Mexico (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in China (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (35 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 16,813 stories about harm among 91,075 counted on 24 Sep.
Taiwan's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 91,075 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. On 24 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 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 much 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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