We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
280 of its 368 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Herat accounted for 216 of Afghanistan's 280 stories about harm, carried by 452 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (113 stories). Landslides were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
55 of its 73 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Mandalay accounted for 21 of Myanmar's 55 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 18 of Mandalay's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
5,193 of its 7,218 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (185 stories). Hunger was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
57 of its 265 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
428 of its 675 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 295 of Palestine's 428 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 6 of Asuncion's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
32 of its 115 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Wildfires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and heatwave.
13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
5 of Damascus' 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 88 of Iran's 203 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Argentina (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Vietnam (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 24,413 stories about harm among 116,788 counted on 11 Oct.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. Abductions were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 116,788 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18.
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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