We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
48 of its 51 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. el Fasher accounted for 25 of Sudan's 48 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. 13 of el Fasher's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
93 of its 215 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 59 of Ukraine's 93 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
68 of its 177 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 139 of Palestine's 158 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 18 of Lebanon's 28 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
160 of its 343 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Tsunami was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
34 of its 39 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Soanierana accounted for 21 of Madagascar's 34 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 21 of Soanierana's 21 stories were about protests or strikes.
224 of its 478 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
73 of its 132 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 54 of Afghanistan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Philippines (68 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Australia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in India (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 9,223 stories about harm among 51,265 counted on 11 Oct.
Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 51,265 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Philippines' news, mentions of the tsunami ran about three times their usual. Sudan stood out: 94% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 68%. On 11 October 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, 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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