We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
97 of its 146 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Douala accounted for 60 of Cameroon's 97 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 51 of Douala's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
79 of its 105 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Santiago de Cuba accounted for 29 of Cuba's 79 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Hurricane was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding and storms.
112 of its 151 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. el Fasher accounted for 48 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
17 of its 52 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
28 of its 44 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bamako accounted for 24 of Mali's 28 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
511 of its 619 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories).
22 of its 76 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories).
15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. the Red Sea accounted for 14 of Djibouti's 15 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.
24 of its 76 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).
11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (189 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Guadeloupe (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 13,714 stories about harm among 83,356 counted on 27 Oct.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Cameroon. of the day's 83,356 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Cameroon stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 27 October 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.
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 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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