We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
77 of its 121 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Quito accounted for 64 of Ecuador's 77 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 63 of Quito's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
419 of its 923 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ankara accounted for 192 of Türkiye's 419 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
114 of its 337 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
18 of its 19 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
123 of its 263 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 51 of Bangladesh's 123 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 35 of Dhaka's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Baghdad accounted for 105 of Iraq's 142 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 92 of Baghdad's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
26 of Mong Kok's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
154 of its 833 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (63 stories).
100 of its 405 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Jammu accounted for 37 of Kashmir's 66 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Hong Kong (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Russia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Syria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in India (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in US (84 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,538 stories about harm among 119,256 counted on 8 Oct.
Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Kiribati's news. of the day's 119,256 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. the news turned to Ecuador for the second day running. Ecuador's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. A year earlier, on 8 October 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 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 17 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 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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