We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
77 of its 162 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 21 of Agadir's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,841 of its 6,840 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (415 stories). Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. 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.
109 of its 258 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Sidoarjo accounted for 47 of Indonesia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Building collapse was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
48 of its 133 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
776 of its 1,105 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 134 of Ashdod's 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (278 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
34 of its 69 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). House fires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
185 of its 475 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (63 stories). Earthquake was named in 110 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
29 of its 68 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 18 of Haiti's 29 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
38 of its 77 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge and power cuts.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (110 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Bermuda (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Switzerland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 15,630 stories about harm among 85,824 counted on 2 Oct.
Morocco stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 85,824 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. the news turned to Morocco for the second day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in the Philippines' 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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