We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
104 of its 196 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Santiago accounted for 83 of Chile's 104 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 74 of Santiago's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
212 of its 432 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jakarta accounted for 131 of Indonesia's 212 stories about harm, carried by 541 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Flu was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.
64 of its 129 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kampala accounted for 42 of Uganda's 64 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Ankara accounted for 96 of Türkiye's 210 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
78 of its 135 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 24 of Addis Ababa's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
208 of its 308 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 159 of Iraq's 208 stories about harm, carried by 466 outlets. 148 of Baghdad's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Drownings were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
50 of Moscow's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 81 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
24 of its 60 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Japan (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Kenya (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in China (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 20,431 stories about harm among 120,688 counted on 25 Oct.
The news turned to Chile for the seventh day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 120,688 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. Chile's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.
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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