We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
49 of its 101 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Copenhagen accounted for 28 of Denmark's 49 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 29 of Mozambique's 43 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
92 of its 190 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Beirut accounted for 34 of Lebanon's 45 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
225 of its 626 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Kabul accounted for 177 of Afghanistan's 303 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Hunger was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
66 of its 147 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 83 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 113 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
31 of its 64 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Brazil (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Ghana (14 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 23,553 stories about harm among 93,418 counted on 6 Oct.
Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in Brazil's news. In Denmark, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. On 6 October 2020, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 25 today. 25 in every 100 of the day's 93,418 news stories 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 25 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 about as 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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