We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
61 of its 64 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Bluefields accounted for 43 of Nicaragua's 61 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Hurricane was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides, flooding and tropical storm.
180 of its 237 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tehran accounted for 104 of Iran's 180 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. 96 of Tehran's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
38 of its 48 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Jenin accounted for 24 of Palestine's 38 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Lima accounted for 26 of Peru's 27 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
315 of its 740 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 197 of Russia's 315 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
227 of its 468 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (30 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
103 of its 255 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 80 of Israel's 103 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
91 of its 140 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
145 of its 596 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 7,531 stories about harm among 36,810 counted on 9 Oct.
Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 36,810 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 9 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today. Nicaragua stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 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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