We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
72 of its 113 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Stepanakert accounted for 44 of Azerbaijan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
63 of its 139 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 22 of Oslo's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 25 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.
34 of its 67 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Lisbon accounted for 30 of Portugal's 34 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
52 of its 91 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
44 of its 59 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bamako accounted for 34 of Mali's 44 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories).
45 of its 78 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
83 of its 152 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 83 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
109 of its 304 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
45 of its 80 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 23 of Jakarta's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).
18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in South Korea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Japan (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Australia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in US (131 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 15,351 stories about harm among 54,412 counted on 9 Oct.
Abductions were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mali. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 54,412 stories, above the usual 27. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Portugal's news, mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual. On 10 October 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 28 today.
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 28 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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