We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
268 of its 643 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Acapulco accounted for 203 of Mexico's 268 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Hurricane was named in 215 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm, landslides and power cuts.
64 of its 157 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kupwara accounted for 37 of Kashmir's 64 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
72 of its 210 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories).
8 of its 15 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 3 of Tirana's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
28 of its 81 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
51 of its 128 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
11 of its 32 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
18 of its 45 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
41 of its 74 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 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.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Peru (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Vietnam (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in New Zealand (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Indonesia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 22,787 stories about harm among 117,175 counted on 26 Oct.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Mexico. of the day's 117,175 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 26 October 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
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 19 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 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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