We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,358 of its 1,886 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jerusalem accounted for 302 of Israel's 1,358 stories about harm, carried by 432 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (866 stories). Illness was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
136 of its 293 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 77 of Bangladesh's 136 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 104 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 38 of Afghanistan's 62 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
12 of its 23 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hepatitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv.
106 of its 191 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
90 of its 288 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 stories). Flooding was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and dengue.
51 of its 124 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 51 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Antananarivo accounted for 90 of Madagascar's 107 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. 87 of Antananarivo's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
23 of its 61 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories).
Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Mexico (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Malaysia (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in US (117 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 16,033 stories about harm among 88,957 counted on 14 Oct.
Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 88,957 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Israel. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Mexico's news.
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 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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