We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
124 of its 183 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tehran accounted for 100 of Iran's 124 stories about harm, carried by 320 outlets. 56 of Tehran's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
100 of its 125 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 109 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Doha accounted for 24 of Qatar's 29 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
110 of its 334 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
93 of its 185 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Cairo accounted for 75 of Egypt's 93 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
118 of its 263 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 100 of Bangladesh's 118 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. 76 of Dhaka's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories).
10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 5 of Maputo's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).
22 of its 71 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 10 of Taipei's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (144 stories). Avalanche was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse and hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Acapulco accounted for 87 of Mexico's 116 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (67 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Vietnam (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Palestine (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Israel (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 12,858 stories about harm among 62,747 counted on 28 Oct.
Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 62,747 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Iran stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%. On 28 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 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 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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