We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,816 of its 2,272 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Aleppo accounted for 601 of Syria's 1,816 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. 326 of Aleppo's 601 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (362 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
1,273 of its 2,475 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Heavy rain was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, building collapse and tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
382 of its 448 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Mogadishu accounted for 162 of Somalia's 382 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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.
677 of its 2,719 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (204 stories). Heatwave was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
520 of its 827 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Caracas accounted for 425 of Venezuela's 520 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. 414 of Caracas' 425 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (387 stories).
1,675 of its 2,038 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (196 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
392 of its 469 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (343 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
52 of its 177 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 4%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
48 of its 75 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tunis accounted for 36 of Tunisia's 48 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
20 of its 52 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Senegal (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Poland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 55,722 stories about harm among 291,744 counted on 27 Oct.
On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Senegal's news mentioned heavy rain more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 291,744 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Syria, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 73% 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 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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