We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
351 of its 1,000 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Buenos Aires accounted for 304 of Argentina's 351 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
26 of its 68 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 356 of Israel's 1,213 stories about harm, carried by 662 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
138 of its 711 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Pyongyang accounted for 30 of North Korea's 33 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Mogadishu accounted for 11 of Somalia's 16 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
9 of its 23 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
60 of its 216 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories).
Gaza accounted for 143 of Palestine's 180 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in France (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Germany (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Australia (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in US (123 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 17,781 stories about harm among 99,022 counted on 18 Oct.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 99,022 stories, below the usual 19. It was the third day running that the news turned to Argentina. In Belize's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 6 times their usual. On 19 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, 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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