We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,194 of its 1,263 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 1,098 of Yemen's 1,194 stories about harm, carried by 701 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (974 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
197 of its 636 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 43 of Coahuila's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Earthquake was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
130 of its 177 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Copenhagen accounted for 113 of Denmark's 130 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
89 of its 235 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
178 of its 241 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kiev accounted for 131 of Ukraine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
999 of its 1,519 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 750 of Israel's 999 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (560 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
370 of its 496 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 260 of Iraq's 370 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (278 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
189 of its 244 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 16 of Maputo's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
238 of its 361 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 56 of Gaza's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Haiti (442 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (140 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in US (2468 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 36,055 stories about harm among 141,343 counted on 9 Oct.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 141,343 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in Haiti's news. In Yemen, 95% of the news was about people being harmed, where 76% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 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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