We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
115 of its 124 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 59 of Guatemala City's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Hunger was named in 109 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
123 of its 136 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Mopti accounted for 116 of Mali's 123 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
84 of its 89 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yaounde accounted for 66 of Cameroon's 84 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,304 of its 1,821 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,099 stories). Power cuts were named in 138 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
93 of its 245 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Accidents were named in 11 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.
631 of its 1,282 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (403 stories). Plague was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
376 of its 474 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 225 of Afghanistan's 376 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
150 of its 185 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (97 stories). Cyclone was named in 94 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
79 of its 147 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
51 of its 108 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 15 of Santiago's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories).
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in El Salvador (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Yemen (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Germany (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Northern Mariana Islands (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in China (175 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 26,582 stories about harm among 114,128 counted on 27 Oct.
Guatemala stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 114,128 stories, above the usual 20.
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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