We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
129 of its 366 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Stockholm accounted for 95 of Sweden's 129 stories about harm, carried by 322 outlets. Illness was named in 91 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
454 of its 965 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Ankara accounted for 223 of Türkiye's 454 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
28 of its 58 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Quito accounted for 21 of Ecuador's 28 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 18 of Quito's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
16 of its 42 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Typhoon was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
250 of its 372 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 212 of Iraq's 250 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. 194 of Baghdad's 212 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
48 of its 67 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
27 of its 118 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
144 of Mumbai's 215 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with chikungunya.
Kabul accounted for 80 of Afghanistan's 197 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
63 of Wan Chai's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in South Korea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Rwanda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Thailand (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); building collapse in Bahamas (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Greece (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 19,250 stories about harm among 108,417 counted on 7 Oct.
Guam's news mentioned the typhoon more than ten times as often as usual. Sweden's news was 35% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. On 7 October 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 18 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,417 stories, below the usual 19.
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 18 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 softer 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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