We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
268 of its 399 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Baghdad accounted for 217 of Iraq's 268 stories about harm, carried by 574 outlets. 140 of Baghdad's 217 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
60 of its 68 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Freetown accounted for 56 of Sierra Leone's 60 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 116 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tigray accounted for 64 of Ethiopia's 82 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
63 of its 92 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Khartoum accounted for 47 of Sudan's 63 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 44 of Khartoum's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).
25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
31 of its 44 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Managua accounted for 16 of Nicaragua's 31 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 11 of Managua's 16 stories were about protests or strikes.
856 of its 2,208 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone.
242 of its 755 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Snowstorms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.
Kabul accounted for 49 of Afghanistan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Polio was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in China (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Nov. 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 10,339 stories about harm among 40,025 counted on 7 Nov.
People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq. 26 in every 100 of the day's 40,025 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Afghanistan's news, mentions of the polio ran about 7 times their usual. Iraq stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. This week the news turned most often to Ethiopia, 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 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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