We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
104 of its 137 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jammu accounted for 71 of Kashmir's 104 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
379 of its 767 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (167 stories). Earthquake was named in 196 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 59 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Pyongyang accounted for 18 of North Korea's 32 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
33 of its 93 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 176 of Afghanistan's 264 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
60 of its 161 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
231 of its 685 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories).
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (60 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Germany (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); polio in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in China (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 23,691 stories about harm among 93,245 counted on 7 Oct.
In Pakistan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Kashmir stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. A year earlier, on 7 October 2020, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. of the day's 93,245 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 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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