We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,592 of its 2,879 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 385 of Islamabad's 603 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Extreme cold was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
800 of its 1,749 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Tsunami was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
77 of its 218 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
194 of its 408 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
343 of its 475 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Caracas accounted for 279 of Venezuela's 343 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. 245 of Caracas' 279 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (227 stories).
582 of its 1,524 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Seoul accounted for 499 of South Korea's 582 stories about harm, carried by 425 outlets. 462 of Seoul's 499 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories).
132 of its 323 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 38 of Rabat's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
389 of its 734 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Ramallah accounted for 312 of Palestine's 389 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 199 of Ramallah's 312 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories).
122 of its 244 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Mount Everest accounted for 93 of Nepal's 122 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
41 of its 53 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Nepal (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in China (424 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Egypt (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Honduras (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Nov. 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 54,587 stories about harm among 272,627 counted on 1 Nov.
Mentions of extreme cold ran more than ten times their usual in Nepal's news. of the day's 272,627 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Pakistan stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. Over October, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.
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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