We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,928 of its 2,123 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. les Cayes accounted for 800 of Haiti's 1,928 stories about harm, carried by 575 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,160 stories). Plague was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon and tornadoes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
342 of its 521 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Caracas accounted for 328 of Venezuela's 342 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 220 of Caracas' 328 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 268 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger and poisoning.
260 of its 291 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (174 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
90 of its 175 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
98 of its 115 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 85 of Honduras' 98 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 85 of Tegucigalpa's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
281 of its 680 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 201 of Warsaw's 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Flu was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.
213 of its 321 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 66 of Bishoftu's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
795 of its 1,053 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Tsunami was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
572 of its 939 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (85 stories). Train derailment was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
208 of its 346 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (178 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Iraq (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Brazil (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Indonesia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Oct. 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 55,733 stories about harm among 273,682 counted on 4 Oct.
Venezuela's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 273,682 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. For the third day running, the news turned to Haiti. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti. Haiti's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%.
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 about as 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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