We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
199 of its 886 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 84 of Hiroshima's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
156 of its 314 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 91 of Iran's 156 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 12 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Fort-de-France accounted for 11 of Martinique's 12 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 11 of Fort-de-France's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
57 of its 238 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 24 of Oslo's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
276 of its 794 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Beirut accounted for 228 of Lebanon's 339 stories about harm, carried by 541 outlets. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
45 of its 70 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 27 of Haiti's 45 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in US (585 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in India (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Lebanon (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in UK (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 18,619 stories about harm among 99,345 counted on 11 Oct.
Japan's news was 22% about people being harmed, against a usual 11%. of the day's 99,345 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 12 October 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 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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