We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
70 of its 115 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 49 of Tanzania's 70 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 48 of Dar es Salaam's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).
446 of its 620 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
113 of its 312 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 70 of Brazil's 113 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
182 of its 238 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. el Fasher accounted for 101 of Sudan's 182 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
104 of its 163 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
260 of its 906 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Paris accounted for 208 of France's 260 stories about harm, carried by 545 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (166 stories).
33 of its 71 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
110 of its 284 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
35 of its 44 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Kabul accounted for 28 of Afghanistan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kashmir (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Bahamas (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Nepal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 16,202 stories about harm among 97,594 counted on 30 Oct.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Tanzania. of the day's 97,594 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Kashmir's news mentioned flooding about 8 times as often as usual. Tanzania's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 30 October 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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 17 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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