We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
369 of its 471 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tehran accounted for 233 of Iran's 369 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. 204 of Tehran's 233 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
203 of its 242 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Idlib accounted for 76 of Syria's 203 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
40 of its 49 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
9 of its 22 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 223 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 37 of Oslo's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
205 of its 433 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 108 of Israel's 205 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Illness was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
167 of its 328 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Ankara accounted for 100 of Türkiye's 167 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
399 of its 993 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (284 stories). Power cuts were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
86 of its 124 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Nablus accounted for 43 of Palestine's 86 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 101 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Bermuda (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Russia (34 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 19,917 stories about harm among 108,775 counted on 6 Oct.
In Somalia's news, mentions of the drought ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,775 stories, as usual. On 6 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. In Iran, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.
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 18 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 harsher 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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