We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
107 of its 168 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 55 of Iran's 107 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 28 of Tehran's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 533 of Palestine's 624 stories about harm, carried by 766 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Illness was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
42 of its 80 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tigray accounted for 25 of Ethiopia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
69 of its 244 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Tsunami was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
19 of its 32 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Beirut accounted for 25 of Lebanon's 47 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
53 of Owerri's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). HIV was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
11 of its 22 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
22 of its 73 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Vietnam (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in France (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (131 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Nov. 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 21,890 stories about harm among 112,325 counted on 2 Nov.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 112,325 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. In Vietnam's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual. Iran stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%.
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 much softer 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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