We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
87 of its 133 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Amasra accounted for 28 of Türkiye's 87 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (37 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
267 of its 352 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Tehran accounted for 205 of Iran's 267 stories about harm, carried by 466 outlets. 166 of Tehran's 205 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
196 of its 501 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (104 stories). Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
45 of its 75 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Mubende accounted for 25 of Uganda's 45 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Malaria was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
49 of its 68 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Nablus accounted for 25 of Palestine's 49 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 17 of Nablus' 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
84 of its 322 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 30 of Paris' 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
39 of its 82 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Valletta accounted for 24 of Malta's 39 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
53 of its 136 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). 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.
Tigray accounted for 22 of Ethiopia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 4 of Aghdam's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Germany (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Egypt (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 7,823 stories about harm among 37,221 counted on 16 Oct.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Türkiye. of the day's 37,221 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Türkiye stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in Egypt's news. A year earlier, on 16 October 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Venezuela, on 4 of 7 days.
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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