We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
307 of its 419 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 148 of Iraq's 307 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 112 of Baghdad's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
369 of its 923 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Earthquake was named in 184 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
117 of its 221 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Pulwama accounted for 50 of Kashmir's 117 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
79 of its 297 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories).
28 of its 54 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. la Paz accounted for 22 of Bolivia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 19 of la Paz's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (21 stories).
471 of its 703 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Idlib accounted for 178 of Syria's 471 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
65 of its 223 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
84 of its 241 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Santiago accounted for 64 of Chile's 91 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 54 of Santiago's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
37 of the New Territories' 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Türkiye (103 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Cameroon (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in El Salvador (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Oman (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Cambodia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 22,117 stories about harm among 125,964 counted on 29 Oct.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Iraq. of the day's 125,964 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the Philippines' news mentioned the earthquake about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 29 October 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Iraq, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 64% is usual.
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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