We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
441 of its 766 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Seoul accounted for 380 of South Korea's 441 stories about harm, carried by 741 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (230 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
256 of its 464 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (133 stories). Tropical storm was named in 160 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides, flooding and tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 88 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Cholera was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
91 of its 104 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Mogadishu accounted for 83 of Somalia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
1,118 of its 4,170 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (183 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 391 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.
184 of its 719 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 187 of Ukraine's 325 stories about harm, carried by 464 outlets. Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, drought and bridge collapse. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 91 of Iran's 173 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. 79 of Tehran's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Cotai accounted for 15 of Macao's 18 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets.
41 of its 99 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tropical storm was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and storms.
Also named far more than usual: bridge collapse in India (391 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Jamaica (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Thailand (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Russia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 14,510 stories about harm among 71,714 counted on 31 Oct.
It was the third day running that the news turned to South Korea. of the day's 71,714 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. South Korea stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. A year earlier, on 31 October 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.
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 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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