We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
200 of its 256 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Vilnius accounted for 189 of Lithuania's 200 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
361 of its 852 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 70 of Monte Cristo's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
246 of its 259 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Niamey accounted for 224 of Niger's 246 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
131 of its 199 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Tsunami was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
2,868 of its 3,766 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Baghdad accounted for 1,432 of Iraq's 2,868 stories about harm, carried by 880 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (547 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
98 of its 302 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 39 of Amman's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
252 of its 455 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
190 of its 490 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Typhoon was named in 117 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and tropical storm.
77 of its 165 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (50 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
185 of its 248 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 108 of Oromo's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Poland (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Morocco (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); overdoses in Ghana (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 53,312 stories about harm among 252,371 counted on 17 Oct.
Lithuania's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 9%. of the day's 252,371 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the tsunami about 6 times as often as usual.
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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.