We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
56 of its 119 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Santiago accounted for 53 of Chile's 56 stories about harm, carried by 355 outlets. 50 of Santiago's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
24 of its 42 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. la Romana accounted for 17 of the Dominican Republic's 24 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
313 of its 530 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ankara accounted for 166 of Türkiye's 313 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
152 of its 675 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (55 stories). Flooding was named in 61 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.
127 of its 270 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Beirut accounted for 112 of Lebanon's 127 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. 106 of Beirut's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
14 of its 21 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 3 of Bamako's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
177 of its 405 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
51 of its 165 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 26 of Seoul's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (22 stories).
165 of its 235 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 64 of Afghanistan's 165 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
70 of its 273 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ghana (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in US (279 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Japan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Canada (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 12,251 stories about harm among 67,609 counted on 19 Oct.
Russia's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 67,609 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Chile, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. A year earlier, on 19 October 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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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