We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
115 of its 126 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kathmandu accounted for 72 of Nepal's 115 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Flooding was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
121 of its 180 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lviv accounted for 64 of Ukraine's 121 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
47 of its 70 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tbilisi accounted for 47 of Georgia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. 47 of Tbilisi's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories).
27 of its 33 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Mogadishu accounted for 23 of Somalia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
104 of its 578 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Typhoon was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding, snowstorms and heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Ladakh accounted for 33 of Kashmir's 69 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 30 of Ladakh's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
872 of its 3,150 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (345 stories). Cyclone was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with poisoning and bridge collapse.
Gaza accounted for 128 of Palestine's 154 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 32 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Hunger was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
23 of its 58 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 8 of Agadir's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Colombia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Singapore (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 8,178 stories about harm among 42,468 counted on 5 Oct.
Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 42,468 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Nigeria. Nepal's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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