We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
234 of its 543 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Tropical storm was named in 105 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, flooding and heavy rain.
30 of its 61 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 53 of Iran's 192 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 46 of Tehran's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
10 of its 26 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). HIV was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
92 of its 480 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Nablus accounted for 43 of Palestine's 58 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Pakistan (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in France (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in India (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 15,069 stories about harm among 77,324 counted on 28 Oct.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the US. of the day's 77,324 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the Philippines' news mentioned tropical storm more than ten times as often as usual. On 28 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 19 today. In the Philippines, 43% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.
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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