We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
127 of its 280 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bangkok accounted for 100 of Thailand's 127 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. 91 of Bangkok's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
93 of its 107 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Sanaa accounted for 65 of Yemen's 93 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
63 of its 112 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Prague accounted for 50 of the Czechia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
68 of its 175 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.
398 of its 1,006 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 69 of Lagos' 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 174 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
13 of its 14 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 3 of Ituri's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
96 of its 138 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
34 of its 52 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Mogadishu accounted for 25 of Somalia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of its 82 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Bishkek accounted for 48 of Kyrgyzstan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 39 of Bishkek's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Nigeria (174 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in DR Congo (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in UK (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in India (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 17,310 stories about harm among 67,908 counted on 15 Oct.
In the Czechia's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 16 October 2019, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Thailand's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. of the day's 67,908 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 27.
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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