We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
214 of its 328 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Copenhagen accounted for 178 of Denmark's 214 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain and tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
105 of Bogota's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Extreme cold was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's.
429 of its 1,274 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (180 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 271 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
145 of its 421 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories).
516 of its 780 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Dhaka accounted for 392 of Bangladesh's 516 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
167 of its 275 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tbilisi accounted for 165 of Georgia's 167 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
698 of its 767 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 653 of Yemen's 698 stories about harm, carried by 500 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (427 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
698 of its 1,036 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ankara accounted for 529 of Türkiye's 698 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (259 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
237 of its 271 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
52 of its 66 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (44 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storm surge in US (2156 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); chikungunya in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Greece (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 37,811 stories about harm among 157,073 counted on 8 Oct.
Denmark's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 157,073 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Japan's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
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 harsher 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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