We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
231 of its 327 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tehran accounted for 136 of Iran's 231 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. 115 of Tehran's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Latacunga accounted for 18 of Ecuador's 25 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
139 of its 258 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 73 of Bangladesh's 139 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
34 of its 103 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 20 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 13 of Port-au-Prince's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Cholera was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks.
52 of its 60 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 22 of Somalia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
14 of its 47 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
8 of Neanderthal's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
22 of its 58 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
44 of its 269 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Thailand (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Mexico (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in India (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 16,159 stories about harm among 80,131 counted on 4 Oct.
20 in every 100 of the day's 80,131 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 4 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today.
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 about as 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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