We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
373 of its 509 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bangkok accounted for 162 of Thailand's 373 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
134 of its 262 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Kythira accounted for 64 of Greece's 134 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Storms were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings.
253 of its 345 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tehran accounted for 124 of Iran's 253 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. 95 of Tehran's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
49 of its 72 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 8 of Guayaquil's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
30 of its 46 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 19 of Haiti's 30 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.
81 of its 125 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 43 of Afghanistan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
32 of its 67 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
57 of its 238 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Australia (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in China (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in India (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 16,992 stories about harm among 80,994 counted on 6 Oct.
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. 21 in every 100 of the day's 80,994 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Thailand, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. the news turned to Thailand for the second day running. A year earlier, on 6 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.
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 21 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 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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