We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
296 of its 605 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Islamabad accounted for 140 of Pakistan's 296 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 97 of Islamabad's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
31 of its 34 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kigali accounted for 17 of Rwanda's 31 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
145 of its 195 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Gaza accounted for 115 of Palestine's 145 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
64 of its 114 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Upolu accounted for 21 of Samoa's 25 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
1,166 of its 1,585 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (422 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Beirut accounted for 179 of Lebanon's 224 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
118 of its 367 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).
55 of its 137 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and storm surge.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Mexico (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (440 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in France (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in UK (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 10,337 stories about harm among 48,671 counted on 6 Oct.
No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 14 July 2024. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 48,671 stories, above the usual 19. Abductions were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. the news turned to Pakistan for the second day running. This week the news turned most often to Rwanda, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 6 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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