We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
173 of its 342 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kharkiv accounted for 83 of Ukraine's 173 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
64 of its 94 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 26 of Nepal's 64 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Earthquake was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
38 of its 89 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
110 of its 192 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 110 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 66 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Dhofar accounted for 31 of Oman's 37 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge.
83 of its 192 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Hurricane was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and heavy rain.
87 of its 252 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 341 of Palestine's 416 stories about harm, carried by 538 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
41 of its 94 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 61 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (61 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Oman (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Spain (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 10,583 stories about harm among 51,059 counted on 22 Oct.
Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 51,059 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Ukraine stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. On 22 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Chad, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 7 of them.
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 21 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 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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