We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
295 of its 517 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kherson accounted for 128 of Ukraine's 295 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Flooding was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
18 of its 27 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Ndjamena accounted for 14 of Chad's 18 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 10 of Ndjamena's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
233 of its 657 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Cholera was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hunger and drownings. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
123 of its 287 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Covid was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.
20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 7 of Khartoum's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 73 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 120 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 35 of Tehran's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
84 of its 198 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Hurricane was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, storm surge and landslides.
39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tigray accounted for 22 of Ethiopia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets.
33 of its 43 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in India (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in US (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 8,697 stories about harm among 43,415 counted on 22 Oct.
Mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 43,415 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Ukraine's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.
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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