We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
141 of its 174 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Khartoum accounted for 101 of Sudan's 141 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. 95 of Khartoum's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,539 of its 2,645 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Mogadishu accounted for 935 of Somalia's 1,539 stories about harm, carried by 7 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Heavy rain was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
245 of its 605 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tokyo accounted for 193 of Japan's 245 stories about harm, carried by 438 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories).
32 of its 91 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories).
190 of its 357 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
101 of its 180 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Jammu accounted for 27 of Kashmir's 48 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
30 of its 80 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
75 of its 178 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Zimbabwe (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in France (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in UK (65 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 13,193 stories about harm among 47,597 counted on 31 Oct.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 19 September 2021. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 47,597 stories, above the usual 25. It was the seventh day running that the news turned to Sudan. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Somalia and the US. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 7 of 7 days; help rose on 1 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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