We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
122 of its 216 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Santiago accounted for 105 of Chile's 122 stories about harm, carried by 277 outlets. 98 of Santiago's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
147 of its 662 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Flooding was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
93 of its 219 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Jammu accounted for 43 of Kashmir's 62 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
55 of its 87 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 20 of Oromo's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. 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.
247 of its 303 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 206 of Iraq's 247 stories about harm, carried by 564 outlets. 192 of Baghdad's 206 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
70 of its 98 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Ramallah accounted for 59 of Palestine's 70 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. Flooding was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 6 of Almaty's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
171 of its 664 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 59 of Moscow's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).
1,054 of its 4,290 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (524 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Palestine (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Indonesia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (321 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 12,631 stories about harm among 67,207 counted on 26 Oct.
It was the eighth day running that the news turned to Chile. of the day's 67,207 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Palestine's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. In Chile, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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