We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
119 of its 174 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Havana accounted for 65 of Cuba's 119 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. 36 of Havana's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Heavy rain was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
93 of its 158 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Ganderbal accounted for 50 of Kashmir's 93 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
51 of its 97 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Storm surge was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and landslides.
137 of its 355 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Buenos Aires accounted for 105 of Argentina's 137 stories about harm, carried by 429 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 49 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Maputo accounted for 27 of Mozambique's 29 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 26 of Maputo's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.
52 of its 77 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
39 of its 95 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
73 of its 235 stories (31%) 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 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 3 of Yatenga's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Egypt (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in South Africa (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 18,251 stories about harm among 103,543 counted on 22 Oct.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 5 September 2024. 18 in every 100 of the day's 103,543 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. For the fourth day running, the news turned to Cuba. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cape Verde. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual in Cuba's news.
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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