We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
119 of its 386 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.
50 of its 174 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 138 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Gaza accounted for 120 of Palestine's 159 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tel Aviv accounted for 282 of Israel's 991 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Polio was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
14 of its 53 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).
53 of its 143 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
14 of its 31 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
14 of its 40 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
11 of its 26 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in Zambia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Nigeria (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Israel (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in US (118 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 18,332 stories about harm among 103,220 counted on 15 Oct.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 13 September 2024. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 103,220 stories, below the usual 19. Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Malaysia's news. On 16 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Malaysia stood out: 31% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%.
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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