We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
501 of its 790 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tehran accounted for 392 of Iran's 501 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. 217 of Tehran's 392 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
65 of its 95 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Skopje accounted for 56 of North Macedonia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
129 of its 238 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lima accounted for 110 of Peru's 129 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
114 of its 185 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Manus Island accounted for 98 of Papua New Guinea's 114 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
96 of its 113 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tunis accounted for 83 of Tunisia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 42 of Tunis' 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
200 of its 239 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 28 of Tashkent's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
754 of its 2,096 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 476 of Madrid's 626 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (587 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
134 of its 460 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Hepatitis was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hiv.
206 of its 594 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
341 of its 817 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (231 stories). Outbreaks were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Kenya (133 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Yemen (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in U.S. Virgin Islands (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Cambodia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Malawi (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 46,561 stories about harm among 214,904 counted on 2 Nov.
Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Kenya's news. of the day's 214,904 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Iran stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 2 November 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.
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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