We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
213 of its 407 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kherson accounted for 96 of Ukraine's 213 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
88 of its 175 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Hurricane was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge, landslides and heavy rain.
31 of its 38 stories (82%) 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.
10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).
179 of its 475 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
44 of its 51 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kismayo accounted for 29 of Somalia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 3 of Sanaa's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 58 of Iran's 116 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. 54 of Tehran's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
72 of its 227 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).
9 of its 25 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 6 of Budapest's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: accidents in Canada (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Australia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 7,051 stories about harm among 36,564 counted on 23 Oct.
For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 36,564 stories, below the usual 20. On 23 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 19 today. In Ukraine, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 5 of 7 days.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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