We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
80 of its 101 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 49 of Venezuela's 80 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Landslides were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
778 of its 1,365 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kyiv accounted for 574 of Ukraine's 778 stories about harm, carried by 775 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (348 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
48 of its 68 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 36 of Haiti's 48 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
248 of its 355 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tehran accounted for 132 of Iran's 248 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. 115 of Tehran's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
42 of its 50 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Bluefields accounted for 30 of Nicaragua's 42 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.
11 of its 28 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 3 of Manama's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
224 of its 871 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Tsunami was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
34 of its 48 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jenin accounted for 23 of Palestine's 34 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 75 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
423 of its 1,239 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Nicaragua (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Palestine (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 13,825 stories about harm among 67,720 counted on 10 Oct.
Venezuela's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. of the day's 67,720 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Haiti's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. On 10 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 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 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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