We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
127 of its 198 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Santiago accounted for 122 of Chile's 127 stories about harm, carried by 392 outlets. 118 of Santiago's 122 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
266 of its 492 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ankara accounted for 141 of Türkiye's 266 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
109 of its 256 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Cyclone was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain.
12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Typhoon was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
93 of its 185 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tsim Sha Tsui accounted for 48 of Hong Kong's 93 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 45 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
124 of its 298 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Beirut accounted for 107 of Lebanon's 124 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 97 of Beirut's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories).
159 of its 229 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 93 of Afghanistan's 159 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
6 of its 14 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. 4 of Zagreb's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
101 of its 407 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 68 of Barcelona's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories).
55 of its 308 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations 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.
Also named far more than usual: plague in Indonesia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Hong Kong (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (78 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in India (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 10,610 stories about harm among 58,848 counted on 20 Oct.
Chile's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. of the day's 58,848 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Chile. In Guam's news, mentions of the typhoon ran about 5 times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Poland, 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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