We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
79 of its 144 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Baghdad accounted for 56 of Iraq's 79 stories about harm, carried by 341 outlets. 42 of Baghdad's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced 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.
196 of its 302 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 86 of Afghanistan's 196 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
183 of its 421 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Plane crash was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
23 of its 48 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tripoli accounted for 22 of Libya's 23 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
82 of its 282 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 37 of Rome's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
52 of its 134 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Prague accounted for 40 of the Czechia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
141 of its 250 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 69 of Malaysia's 141 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 47 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
62 of its 72 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
57 of its 99 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Lebanon (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Italy (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in China (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in US (42 of its stories, about three 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 10,949 stories about harm among 42,038 counted on 10 Oct.
Of the day's 42,038 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 10 October 2020, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 3 of 7 days.
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 much 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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