We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
158 of its 306 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Santiago accounted for 120 of Chile's 158 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. 98 of Santiago's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 129 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Baghdad accounted for 69 of Iraq's 117 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
64 of its 130 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kampala accounted for 34 of Uganda's 64 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
1,853 of its 8,758 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Hypothermia was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with norovirus.
76 of its 248 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Tripoli accounted for 22 of Libya's 30 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Somalia (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in North Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in South Korea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Egypt (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 21,669 stories about harm among 129,402 counted on 23 Oct.
It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Chile. of the day's 129,402 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Chile stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. A year earlier, on 23 October 2018, 19 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.
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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