We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
171 of its 368 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 102 of Bangladesh's 171 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 78 of Dhaka's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
26 of its 50 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tunis accounted for 19 of Tunisia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories).
15 of its 28 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Tropical storm was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hurricane.
10 of its 31 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
252 of its 817 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 28 of Iran's 63 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 16 of Tehran's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
6 of Aleppo's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
65 of its 133 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
33 of its 108 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Chile (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Thailand (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Nepal (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 21,893 stories about harm among 114,810 counted on 31 Oct.
Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 114,810 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bangladesh, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 31 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 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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