We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
273 of its 481 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 153 of Iran's 273 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. 120 of Tehran's 153 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
302 of its 382 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 220 of Afghanistan's 302 stories about harm, carried by 782 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
124 of its 286 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Stockholm accounted for 81 of Sweden's 124 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
40 of its 45 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
94 of its 178 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 34 of Jammu's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
49 of its 69 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tripoli accounted for 43 of Libya's 49 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Managua accounted for 19 of Nicaragua's 24 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. 19 of Managua's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).
326 of its 594 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 105 of Hong Kong Island's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).
22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 17 of Tbilisi's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
77 of its 120 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. la Paz accounted for 38 of Bolivia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 29 of la Paz's 38 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Sri Lanka (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Burkina Faso (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in China (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 20,685 stories about harm among 120,204 counted on 19 Nov.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 120,204 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 19 November 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Iran's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.
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 about as 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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