We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
155 of its 476 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Akosombo accounted for 70 of Ghana's 155 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
592 of its 912 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 522 of Palestine's 592 stories about harm, carried by 703 outlets. Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
211 of its 740 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Storms were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with wildfires.
21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).
41 of its 106 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
67 of its 264 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
209 of its 965 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (287 stories). Cholera was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 62 of Iran's 130 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
15 of its 34 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 3 of Ndjamena's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Romania (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Brazil (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Iran (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Canada (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 21,441 stories about harm among 112,068 counted on 17 Oct.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 112,068 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ghana. In Ghana, 33% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual.
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 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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