We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
55 of its 80 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Skopje accounted for 48 of North Macedonia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 46 of Skopje's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
408 of its 839 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (242 stories). Landslides were named in 331 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,056 of its 2,058 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Islamabad accounted for 602 of Pakistan's 1,056 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (338 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
240 of its 526 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
564 of its 1,660 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 99 of Johannesburg's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (272 stories). Tornadoes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
276 of its 874 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 109 of Nairobi's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (175 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
192 of its 218 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tunis accounted for 186 of Tunisia's 192 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (129 stories).
534 of its 933 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (249 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
127 of its 153 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 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.
18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Ebola was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Japan (174 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Guinea (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Ireland (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Sri Lanka (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Liberia (26 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 47,108 stories about harm among 216,722 counted on 12 Oct.
North Macedonia's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Vietnam's news mentioned landslides about 8 times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 216,722 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 24.
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 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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