We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
467 of its 874 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (383 stories). Storms were named in 119 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hypothermia, tsunami and drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
138 of its 407 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Maputo accounted for 16 of Mozambique's 22 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 15 of Maputo's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).
Philippine accounted for 139 of the Philippines' 252 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
89 of its 191 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 50 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
111 of its 223 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Tropical storm was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane.
55 of its 98 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Valencia accounted for 43 of Venezuela's 55 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories).
19 of its 60 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 10 of Tbilisi's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).
Baalbek accounted for 50 of Lebanon's 131 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Gas explosion was named in 11 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.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Taiwan (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in China (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); gas explosion in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in India (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 16,629 stories about harm among 100,696 counted on 31 Oct.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 March 2024. 17 in every 100 of the day's 100,696 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Spain, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. the news turned to Spain for the second day running. A year earlier, on 1 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 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 much 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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