We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
336 of its 378 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 288 of Iraq's 336 stories about harm, carried by 495 outlets. 273 of Baghdad's 288 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
87 of its 227 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Drownings were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
91 of its 187 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Anantnag accounted for 40 of Kashmir's 91 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
16 of its 47 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 50 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Quito accounted for 22 of Ecuador's 34 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 21 of Quito's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
1,023 of its 4,122 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 164 of Mumbai's 239 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (315 stories). Avalanche was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Causeway Bay accounted for 104 of Hong Kong's 159 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 100 of Causeway Bay's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
152 of its 592 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 64 of Iran's 79 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
38 of its 49 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 stories).
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Italy (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Hong Kong (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Iran (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in UK (34 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 12,361 stories about harm among 66,797 counted on 5 Oct.
It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Iraq. of the day's 66,797 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Thailand's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. Iraq's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%. On 5 October 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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