We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
208 of its 287 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Amasra accounted for 73 of Türkiye's 208 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Accidents were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 60 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 30 of Haiti's 45 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
69 of its 125 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jammu accounted for 52 of Kashmir's 69 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
7 of its 8 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Bratislava's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
19 of its 55 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 108 of Iran's 169 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. 101 of Tehran's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 106 of Ukraine's 229 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Power cuts were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
20 of its 26 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).
35 of its 112 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Singapore (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in UK (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 8,853 stories about harm among 43,341 counted on 15 Oct.
Türkiye stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 43,341 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 15 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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