We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,811 of its 2,304 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jerusalem accounted for 857 of Israel's 1,811 stories about harm, carried by 538 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Gas explosion was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
155 of its 250 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Addis Ababa accounted for 91 of Ethiopia's 155 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 84 of Addis Ababa's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories).
171 of its 581 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Natural hazards were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
94 of its 207 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 39 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khujand accounted for 30 of Tajikistan's 32 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. 30 of Khujand's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
501 of its 641 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 245 of Afghanistan's 501 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. 147 of Kabul's 245 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
213 of its 610 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 126 of Harare's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (142 stories). Cholera was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
1,388 of its 6,054 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (230 stories). Gas explosion was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
92 of its 252 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 28 of Warsaw's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Road crashes were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
188 of its 458 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Zimbabwe (105 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); meningitis in Burundi (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Norway (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rubella in Indonesia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 34,634 stories about harm among 170,591 counted on 12 Nov.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Saudi Arabia. of the day's 170,591 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the cholera ran about 5 times their usual in Zimbabwe's news. In Israel, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% 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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