We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
158 of its 289 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Santiago accounted for 130 of Chile's 158 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. 114 of Santiago's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
50 of its 65 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.
63 of its 233 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
64 of its 143 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories).
54 of its 122 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. la Paz accounted for 39 of Bolivia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 34 of la Paz's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Baghdad accounted for 74 of Iraq's 134 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 46 of Baghdad's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Conakry accounted for 23 of Guinea's 27 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. 23 of Conakry's 23 stories were about protests or strikes.
Kabul accounted for 50 of Afghanistan's 117 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Ankara accounted for 148 of Türkiye's 312 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Food poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
13 of its 36 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in US (194 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 20,500 stories about harm among 125,641 counted on 22 Oct.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 7 November 2018. 16 in every 100 of the day's 125,641 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. For the fourth day running, the news turned to Chile. Norway's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. Chile's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.
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 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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