We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
25 of its 29 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Mbabane accounted for 18 of Eswatini's 25 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 17 of Mbabane's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
41 of its 55 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 77 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tigray accounted for 29 of Ethiopia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
142 of its 364 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Outbreaks were named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning.
74 of its 99 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 48 of Haiti's 74 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. 27 of Port-au-Prince's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories).
450 of its 1,160 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 60 of Lagos' 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Damascus accounted for 50 of Syria's 107 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 24 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
117 of its 330 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Syria (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Netherlands (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); gas explosion in China (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 23,746 stories about harm among 93,451 counted on 21 Oct.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. of the day's 93,451 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Eswatini stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 56%.
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 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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