We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
125 of its 205 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ladakh accounted for 84 of Kashmir's 125 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 78 of Ladakh's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
67 of its 163 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 42 of Iran's 67 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
13 of its 35 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
50 of its 197 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).
54 of its 105 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Damascus accounted for 23 of Syria's 54 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
16 of its 29 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 5 of Guayaquil's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Antananarivo's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
15 of its 61 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Caracas accounted for 23 of Venezuela's 56 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Earthquake was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Venezuela (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (66 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Portugal (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Indonesia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in South Korea (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 16,022 stories about harm among 91,131 counted on 25 Sep.
In Venezuela's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 91,131 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kashmir. A year earlier, on 25 September 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Kashmir stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 53%.
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 18 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 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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