We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
642 of its 1,949 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Buenos Aires accounted for 576 of Argentina's 642 stories about harm, carried by 657 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (506 stories). Outbreaks were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,200 of its 1,601 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Cholera was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
36 of its 106 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
115 of its 627 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
21 of its 38 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Mogadishu accounted for 18 of Somalia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Sanaa accounted for 31 of Yemen's 46 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Beirut accounted for 53 of Lebanon's 110 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Cholera was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
50 of its 66 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 149 of Palestine's 180 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Malaria was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in France (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Lebanon (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in South Africa (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (32 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 19,608 stories about harm among 108,470 counted on 17 Oct.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Argentina. of the day's 108,470 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. France's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. Argentina's news was 33% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. A year earlier, on 18 October 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 about as 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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