We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
310 of its 615 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Seoul accounted for 256 of South Korea's 310 stories about harm, carried by 312 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (265 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
207 of its 437 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Tropical storm was named in 111 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 149 of Ukraine's 257 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 88 of Iran's 149 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 72 of Tehran's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
23 of its 29 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bamako accounted for 17 of Mali's 23 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Malaria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
43 of its 80 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kigali accounted for 22 of Rwanda's 43 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
48 of its 50 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Mogadishu accounted for 27 of Somalia's 48 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Hurricane was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.
19 of its 50 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 8 of Manama's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
23 of its 89 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Belize (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bridge collapse in India (232 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); malaria in Mali (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (22 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Nov. 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 15,275 stories about harm among 79,861 counted on 1 Nov.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to South Korea. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 79,861 stories, as usual. South Korea's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. On 1 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 19 today. Over October, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 in October 2021.
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 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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