We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
164 of its 389 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 126 of Buenos Aires' 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (110 stories). Heavy rain was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
435 of its 814 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jakarta accounted for 378 of Indonesia's 435 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (282 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
293 of its 480 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Budapest accounted for 270 of Hungary's 293 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories).
29 of its 65 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
48 of its 68 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Abidjan accounted for 48 of Côte d’Ivoire's 48 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 46 of Abidjan's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).
56 of its 74 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 33 of Aguan's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
154 of its 204 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Khartoum accounted for 108 of Sudan's 154 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Poisoning was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,196 of its 2,914 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (220 stories). Storms were named in 402 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts, earthquake and drownings.
Aleppo accounted for 1,762 of Syria's 2,219 stories about harm, carried by 780 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
39 of its 83 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories).
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Sudan (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Philippines (402 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in Bangladesh (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Switzerland (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Brazil (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 55,390 stories about harm among 290,329 counted on 20 Oct.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 June 2016. of the day's 290,329 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Sudan's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Argentina. In Argentina, 42% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is 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 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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