We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
162 of its 275 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 74 of Bangladesh's 162 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Heavy rain was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, hurricane and typhoon. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
77 of its 116 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kampala accounted for 52 of Uganda's 77 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
132 of its 164 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Nablus accounted for 118 of Palestine's 132 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
91 of its 263 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
222 of its 560 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Tehran accounted for 81 of Iran's 150 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 55 of Tehran's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of its 37 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
72 of its 246 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).
72 of its 203 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Malaria was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 15,559 stories about harm among 78,859 counted on 25 Oct.
Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. of the day's 78,859 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running. A year earlier, on 25 October 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Bangladesh, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual.
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 20 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 about as 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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