We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
255 of its 504 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bangkok accounted for 197 of Thailand's 255 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (163 stories). Heavy rain was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
174 of its 405 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Stockholm accounted for 128 of Sweden's 174 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. Covid was named in 130 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
96 of its 313 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Drought was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
100 of its 175 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Cholera was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
155 of its 302 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Ankara accounted for 80 of Türkiye's 155 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
194 of its 756 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
103 of its 240 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 57 of Bangladesh's 103 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Chikungunya was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
42 of its 56 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
59 of its 143 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
195 of its 517 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Hungary (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Antigua & Barbuda (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Zimbabwe (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 20,387 stories about harm among 113,031 counted on 3 Oct.
In Thailand, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 113,031 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Sweden's news. On 3 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 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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