We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
436 of its 764 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 172 of Russia's 436 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Plague was named in 309 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with respiratory illness, outbreaks and measles. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
643 of its 919 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (265 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
44 of its 104 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
116 of Paris' 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
152 of its 358 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Nairobi accounted for 95 of Kenya's 152 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Ebola was named in 107 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks.
163 of its 295 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 94 of Ukraine's 163 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
158 of its 386 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Riyadh accounted for 88 of Saudi Arabia's 158 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
117 of its 191 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 69 of Palestine's 117 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
38 of its 129 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Kenya (107 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in US (320 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in India (35 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Canada (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 13,842 stories about harm among 71,751 counted on 7 Oct.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Nigeria. of the day's 71,751 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the third day running that the news turned to Russia. In Russia, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.
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 harsher 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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