We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
234 of its 427 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Cairo accounted for 146 of Egypt's 234 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
345 of its 760 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Mexico City accounted for 281 of Mexico's 345 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (294 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
523 of its 940 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 97 of the Syrian Desert's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
305 of its 1,442 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Meningitis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
147 of its 256 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bidnija accounted for 132 of Malta's 147 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 120 of Bidnija's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
974 of its 1,036 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 85%. Mogadishu accounted for 922 of Somalia's 974 stories about harm, carried by 732 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
258 of its 831 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 137 of Paris' 177 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Ghouta accounted for 156 of Syria's 320 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 119 of Ghouta's 156 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
95 of its 168 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
170 of its 300 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Doha accounted for 118 of Qatar's 170 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Brazil (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (66 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Israel (97 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Botswana (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 24,588 stories about harm among 103,658 counted on 29 Oct.
Brazil's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 103,658 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 29 October 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Egypt's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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 harsher 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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