We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
149 of its 208 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tehran accounted for 96 of Iran's 149 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
92 of its 214 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 51 of Bangladesh's 92 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 26 of Dhaka's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Poisoning was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 69 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
65 of its 162 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
138 of its 562 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (47 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
24 of its 116 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).
26 of its 102 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Gaza accounted for 453 of Palestine's 539 stories about harm, carried by 461 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Spain (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Italy (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Vietnam (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Ukraine (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 20,610 stories about harm among 106,307 counted on 3 Nov.
The news turned to Iran for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 106,307 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. Iran stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%. On 3 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as 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 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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