We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
30 of its 61 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Tropical storm was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms and hurricane.
17 of its 38 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 7 of Ndjamena's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
36 of its 59 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Beirut accounted for 30 of Lebanon's 51 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
30 of its 33 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. the Leeward Islands accounted for 27 of Guadeloupe's 30 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Storm surge was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
42 of its 72 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Niamey accounted for 30 of Niger's 42 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets.
22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 8 of Sanaa's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Power cuts were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 96 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 416 of Palestine's 491 stories about harm, carried by 554 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); storm surge in Guadeloupe (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Australia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 21,021 stories about harm among 107,513 counted on 20 Oct.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 107,513 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Barbados stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. Mentions of tropical storm ran about 7 times their usual in Barbados' news. On 20 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 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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