We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
371 of its 702 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (45 stories). Drought was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tsunami and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
411 of its 1,357 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 81 of Abuja's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with poisoning.
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Polio was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
50 of its 66 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
66 of its 113 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Valencia accounted for 56 of Venezuela's 66 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
17 of its 46 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 5 of Algiers' 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
52 of its 170 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
85 of its 194 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 40 of Bangladesh's 85 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 26 of Dhaka's 40 stories were about protests or strikes.
Beirut accounted for 81 of Lebanon's 145 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
23 of its 50 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Venezuela (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Taiwan (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in China (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in India (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Nov. 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 16,261 stories about harm among 96,961 counted on 1 Nov.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Spain. of the day's 96,961 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Spain stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Venezuela's news. On 2 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. Over October, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in October 2023.
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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