We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
206 of its 259 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jajarkot accounted for 148 of Nepal's 206 stories about harm, carried by 376 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (150 stories). Extreme cold was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 36 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Conakry accounted for 33 of Guinea's 33 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
213 of its 489 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Hamburg accounted for 164 of Germany's 213 stories about harm, carried by 438 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
167 of its 534 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
195 of its 425 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Covid was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. 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.
36 of its 56 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
10 of its 33 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).
18 of its 72 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Singapore (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Ukraine (45 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in France (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 10,810 stories about harm among 52,044 counted on 5 Nov.
On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 52,044 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. In Singapore's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. Nepal stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
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 much 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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