We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
968 of its 1,534 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 739 of Israel's 968 stories about harm, carried by 524 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (297 stories). Drought was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
929 of its 1,128 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Baghdad accounted for 558 of Iraq's 929 stories about harm, carried by 479 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (522 stories). Hurricane was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
207 of its 301 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Harmanli accounted for 145 of Bulgaria's 207 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 133 of Harmanli's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories).
282 of its 2,063 stories (14%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Dengue was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
566 of its 614 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Bluefields accounted for 373 of Nicaragua's 566 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (365 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
783 of its 1,092 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (644 stories). Train derailment was named in 452 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
491 of its 1,097 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
463 of its 743 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 141 of Dhaka's 244 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (193 stories). Hunger was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
1,363 of its 3,103 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (422 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
366 of its 609 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bogota accounted for 268 of Colombia's 366 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in El Salvador (106 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Iran (452 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Costa Rica (58 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Afghanistan (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Taiwan (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 42,438 stories about harm among 205,009 counted on 25 Nov.
Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. of the day's 205,009 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. el Salvador's news mentioned the hurricane about three times as often as usual. Israel's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%.
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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