We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
206 of its 455 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Warsaw accounted for 168 of Poland's 206 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 116 of Warsaw's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Plane crash was named in 155 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,027 of its 3,124 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kaikoura accounted for 1,288 of New Zealand's 2,027 stories about harm, carried by 943 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 835 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
181 of its 195 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Iteka accounted for 144 of Burundi's 181 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
727 of its 960 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (261 stories). Snowstorms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
642 of its 1,972 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 569 of Greece's 642 stories about harm, carried by 491 outlets. 437 of Athens' 569 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (399 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Aleppo accounted for 800 of Syria's 1,109 stories about harm, carried by 605 outlets. 438 of Aleppo's 800 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
163 of its 293 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bogota accounted for 96 of Colombia's 163 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
346 of its 698 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 59 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,093 of its 3,231 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (538 stories). Plane crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave, cyclone and storm surge.
Also named far more than usual: dengue in Philippines (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Morocco (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Libya (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 Nov. 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 55,063 stories about harm among 280,859 counted on 15 Nov.
The news turned to Poland for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 280,859 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% 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 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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