We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
215 of its 284 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Baghdad accounted for 156 of Iraq's 215 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. 106 of Baghdad's 156 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
54 of its 63 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Mopti accounted for 44 of Mali's 54 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
499 of its 612 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Damascus accounted for 284 of Syria's 499 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Dust storm was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
126 of its 215 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bucharest accounted for 105 of Romania's 126 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Earthquake was named in 117 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
192 of its 308 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 83 of Greek Macedonia's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
39 of its 42 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Maljevac accounted for 37 of Bosnia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 37 of Maljevac's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories).
270 of its 660 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
51 of its 122 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
130 of its 236 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Prague accounted for 126 of the Czechia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories).
29 of its 36 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Guyana (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Congo (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 23,538 stories about harm among 100,928 counted on 28 Oct.
Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news. Reports of people injured ran at about three times 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 100,928 stories, above the usual 21. Iraq's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. This week the news turned most often to Saudi Arabia, on 3 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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