We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
406 of its 710 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Paris accounted for 344 of France's 406 stories about harm, carried by 613 outlets. 318 of Paris' 344 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (293 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
334 of its 1,283 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Storms were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
981 of its 3,147 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (282 stories). Food poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tirana accounted for 19 of Albania's 20 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 19 of Tirana's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
55 of its 198 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 22 of Milan's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).
33 of its 68 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).
17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.
54 of its 113 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Typhoon was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Sofia accounted for 12 of Bulgaria's 15 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Mexico (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Guam (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in US (18 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 6,904 stories about harm among 34,029 counted on 18 Oct.
Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 34,029 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In France, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about India and France. It was the second day running that the news turned to France. This week the news turned most often to Saudi Arabia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 much 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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