We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,172 of its 2,464 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Donggala accounted for 909 of Indonesia's 2,172 stories about harm, carried by 711 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (130 stories). Hypothermia was named in 110 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
140 of its 183 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bratislava accounted for 132 of Slovakia's 140 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
106 of its 150 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Algiers accounted for 103 of Algeria's 106 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
51 of its 73 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 37 of Fraijanes' 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
121 of its 405 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Hunger was named in 106 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.
522 of its 1,529 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 127 of Chemnitz's 198 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (207 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
772 of its 1,233 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (421 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
221 of its 553 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Bucharest accounted for 219 of Romania's 221 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Drought was named in 215 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with bird flu and flu.
398 of its 1,078 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 271 of Barcelona's 279 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (235 stories).
279 of its 946 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (90 stories). Heatwave was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Romania (215 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Poland (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Singapore (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Hong Kong (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 36,002 stories about harm among 186,323 counted on 1 Oct.
It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Indonesia. In Indonesia, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual. A year earlier, on 1 October 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. 19 in every 100 of the day's 186,323 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Over September, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 in September 2017.
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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