We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
40 of its 103 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 19 of Agadir's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,854 of its 6,676 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (260 stories). Storms were named in 137 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
22 of its 49 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
82 of its 190 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dhaka accounted for 37 of Bangladesh's 82 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Antananarivo accounted for 18 of Madagascar's 24 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 16 of Antananarivo's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
235 of its 358 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 203 of Palestine's 235 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
754 of its 1,087 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 65 of Tel Aviv's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (242 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
128 of its 313 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
43 of its 195 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
44 of Islamabad's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (14 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.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (70 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in Canada (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in India (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in US (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 15,907 stories about harm among 83,253 counted on 3 Oct.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Morocco. of the day's 83,253 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Morocco stood out: 39% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. A year earlier, on 3 October 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 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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