We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
97 of its 150 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jammu accounted for 60 of Kashmir's 97 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
24 of its 41 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
391 of its 1,045 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Moscow accounted for 214 of Russia's 391 stories about harm, carried by 487 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
19 of Baghdad's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
404 of its 605 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 201 of Afghanistan's 404 stories about harm, carried by 451 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
61 of its 107 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Havana accounted for 46 of Cuba's 61 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
30 of its 55 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tunis accounted for 21 of Tunisia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Earthquake was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 35 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (61 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (54 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); malaria in Ghana (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Thailand (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 21,728 stories about harm among 87,987 counted on 8 Oct.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 12 August 2021. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kashmir. In Kashmir, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 87,987 stories, 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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