We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
54 of its 70 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Yangon accounted for 21 of Myanmar's 54 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
184 of its 247 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Herat accounted for 129 of Afghanistan's 184 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Damascus accounted for 23 of Syria's 50 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 16 of Damascus' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
37 of its 60 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
44 of its 106 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
19 of its 42 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Gaza accounted for 270 of Palestine's 364 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 122 of Iran's 228 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
30 of its 42 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tropical storm was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms.
5,805 of its 7,894 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Cameroon (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Cambodia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Egypt (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 23,871 stories about harm among 112,855 counted on 10 Oct.
Abductions were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. of the day's 112,855 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Myanmar stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.
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 much 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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