We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
55 of its 127 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 50 of Taiwan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Earthquake was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
80 of its 122 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kampala accounted for 66 of Uganda's 80 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
74 of its 136 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 74 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Marib accounted for 15 of Yemen's 21 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Jammu accounted for 56 of Kashmir's 117 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
67 of its 135 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (32 stories).
90 of its 199 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories).
46 of its 87 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
153 of its 347 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Russia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in Canada (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in US (87 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 10,632 stories about harm among 41,124 counted on 24 Oct.
Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Taiwan's news. of the day's 41,124 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Taiwan's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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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