We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
118 of its 203 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Khartoum accounted for 86 of Sudan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. 81 of Khartoum's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
50 of its 76 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Pyongyang accounted for 34 of North Korea's 50 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
48 of its 65 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tigray accounted for 32 of Ethiopia's 48 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
29 of its 37 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%.
125 of its 278 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Hepatitis was named in 22 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.
Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 61 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
9 of its 9 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
53 of its 119 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
31 of its 69 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Kashmir (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Austria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Brazil (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Netherlands (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Jamaica (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 22,032 stories about harm among 91,642 counted on 28 Oct.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 11 August 2021. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 91,642 stories, below the usual 25. It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Sudan. In Kashmir's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Sudan stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.
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 24 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 much 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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