We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
663 of its 1,135 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Athens accounted for 586 of Greece's 663 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). Storms were named in 205 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia, heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
161 of its 264 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Food poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
57 of its 76 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Skopje accounted for 55 of North Macedonia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
89 of its 163 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 11 of Dar es Salaam's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories).
428 of its 1,230 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (39 stories). Building collapse was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
310 of its 553 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
592 of its 943 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (191 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
189 of its 696 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
223 of its 486 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
598 of its 1,186 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Riyadh accounted for 502 of Saudi Arabia's 598 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories).
Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Spain (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Singapore (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); measles in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); respiratory illness in New Zealand (12 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 46,855 stories about harm among 231,878 counted on 15 Nov.
In Greece's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Greece stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. A year earlier, on 15 November 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. of the day's 231,878 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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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