We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
54 of its 61 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Darfur accounted for 25 of Sudan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 19 of Darfur's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
265 of its 496 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 198 of Iran's 265 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
215 of its 426 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Philippine accounted for 118 of the Philippines' 215 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Tropical storm was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and drownings. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
44 of its 138 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
42 of its 139 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 22 of Tbilisi's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tel Aviv accounted for 251 of Israel's 620 stories about harm, carried by 523 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Illness was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 44 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 9 of Chapare's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).
80 of its 141 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
23 of its 80 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 6 of Oslo's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
Gaza accounted for 83 of Palestine's 111 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 8,650 stories about harm among 50,062 counted on 27 Oct.
For the second day running, the news turned to Sudan. On 28 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. Sudan's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%. of the day's 50,062 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 5 of 7 days.
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 harsher 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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