We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
135 of its 246 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bishkek accounted for 121 of Kyrgyzstan's 135 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. 118 of Bishkek's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories).
83 of its 151 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 83 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
204 of its 392 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Storm surge was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, cyclone and landslides.
96 of its 139 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
30 of its 66 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Monrovia accounted for 24 of Liberia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 100 of Israel's 183 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 51 of Jerusalem's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Stockholm accounted for 59 of Sweden's 96 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Hepatitis was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
111 of its 188 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
77 of its 161 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
37 of its 71 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Storm surge was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Sweden (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Cuba (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 23,177 stories about harm among 85,982 counted on 6 Oct.
In Sweden's news, mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 85,982 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 7 October 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today. In Kyrgyzstan, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 39% 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 27 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 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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