We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
42 of its 54 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Antananarivo accounted for 37 of Madagascar's 42 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 33 of Antananarivo's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
139 of its 298 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Sidoarjo accounted for 71 of Indonesia's 139 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (79 stories). Building collapse was named in 40 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.
14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
110 of its 277 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories).
19 of its 29 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. the Red Sea accounted for 17 of Djibouti's 19 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
177 of its 460 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
72 of its 224 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Typhoon was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and tropical storm.
67 of its 126 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides.
22 of its 64 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 8 of Rabat's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
30 of its 61 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. House fires were named in 10 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.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (53 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Bermuda (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Lebanon (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 15,855 stories about harm among 88,850 counted on 30 Sep.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 88,850 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Madagascar for the second day running. Madagascar's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. A year earlier, on 30 September 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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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