We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
38 of its 60 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tbilisi accounted for 38 of Georgia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 36 of Tbilisi's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
100 of its 251 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stockholm accounted for 71 of Sweden's 100 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
83 of its 117 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and hypothermia. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
55 of its 97 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 14 of Antananarivo's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
972 of its 1,370 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (254 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
183 of its 1,009 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Hypothermia was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and earthquake.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Power cuts were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Darfur accounted for 42 of Sudan's 61 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
4 of Amsterdam's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Japan (71 of its stories, about three times its usual); hypothermia in China (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in UK (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 14,315 stories about harm among 78,157 counted on 6 Oct.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Georgia. of the day's 78,157 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Georgia's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. A year earlier, on 6 October 2024, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
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 18 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 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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