We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
156 of its 349 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 119 of Ukraine's 156 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
382 of its 606 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Philippine accounted for 179 of the Philippines' 382 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (186 stories). Earthquake was named in 327 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami.
228 of its 490 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Islamabad accounted for 106 of Pakistan's 228 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
67 of its 124 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 15 of Lima's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories).
73 of its 116 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 39 of Iran's 73 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
65 of its 238 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
32 of its 125 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 196 of Palestine's 216 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
39 of Caracas' 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
15 of its 27 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 11 of Tbilisi's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Spain (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Israel (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 14,872 stories about harm among 84,964 counted on 10 Oct.
On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 84,964 stories, below the usual 19. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in the Philippines' news. On 10 October 2024, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Ukraine stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%.
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 much softer 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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