We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
77 of its 127 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Beirut accounted for 55 of Lebanon's 77 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 86 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
47 of its 65 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 10 of Latakia's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Wildfires were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
84 of its 151 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
136 of its 210 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Pyongyang accounted for 129 of North Korea's 136 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
51 of its 102 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Lisbon accounted for 47 of Portugal's 51 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories).
104 of its 158 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kulgam accounted for 55 of Kashmir's 104 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
110 of its 232 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
29 of Lagos' 55 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
77 of its 133 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in North Korea (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in South Korea (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in France (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 16,393 stories about harm among 58,228 counted on 10 Oct.
Syria's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 28 in every 100 of the day's 58,228 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 27. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mali. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 11 October 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 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?
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