We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Antananarivo accounted for 16 of Madagascar's 18 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 15 of Antananarivo's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
70 of its 140 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
120 of its 484 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Gaza accounted for 168 of Palestine's 203 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
84 of its 132 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Havana accounted for 51 of Cuba's 84 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. 38 of Havana's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
132 of its 197 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ladakh accounted for 104 of Kashmir's 132 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 94 of Ladakh's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 3 of Guayaquil's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
130 of its 398 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Typhoon was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
19 of its 127 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 216 of Israel's 704 stories about harm, carried by 584 outlets. 127 of Jerusalem's 216 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (55 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Portugal (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Romania (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Canada (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 15,130 stories about harm among 84,034 counted on 26 Sep.
Madagascar stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 84,034 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Philippines' news, mentions of the typhoon ran about 4 times their usual. On 26 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.
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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