We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
109 of its 183 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 78 of Hong Kong's 109 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 77 of Hong Kong Island's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
67 of its 71 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Indelimane accounted for 46 of Mali's 67 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
165 of its 429 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories).
14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
218 of its 1,191 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 79 of Beijing's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Baghdad accounted for 86 of Iraq's 112 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. 79 of Baghdad's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 54 of Iran's 66 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. 32 of Tehran's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
53 of its 176 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Ankara accounted for 50 of Türkiye's 118 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
17 of its 50 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in India (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in US (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Nov. 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 10,272 stories about harm among 57,776 counted on 3 Nov.
Mali's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 57,776 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Hong Kong, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 3 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Iraq, on 3 of 7 days.
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 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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.