We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Tehran accounted for 101 of Iran's 275 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 77 of Tehran's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (80 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
31 of its 43 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Seeiso accounted for 29 of Lesotho's 31 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. HIV was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
69 of its 106 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 69 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
13 of its 30 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
16 of its 44 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
26 of its 88 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
24 of its 35 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 9 of Khartoum's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
Nablus accounted for 37 of Palestine's 44 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
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.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Egypt (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Pakistan (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); tuberculosis in India (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 15,965 stories about harm among 82,777 counted on 27 Oct.
Lesotho's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 82,777 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. A year earlier, on 27 October 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Iran's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 65%.
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 softer 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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