We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
121 of its 233 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 52 of Iran's 121 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
53 of its 79 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Ebola was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Baghdad accounted for 106 of Iraq's 222 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 77 of Baghdad's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
19 of its 36 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Yangon accounted for 14 of Myanmar's 19 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
116 of its 221 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kulgam accounted for 53 of Kashmir's 116 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
165 of its 265 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 92 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
73 of its 361 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Ankara accounted for 159 of Türkiye's 302 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of Beirut's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Oman (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Cambodia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Lebanon (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Syria (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 22,525 stories about harm among 130,996 counted on 30 Oct.
In South Sudan's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 130,996 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 30 October 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. In Iran, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% 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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