We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
115 of its 148 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bogota accounted for 87 of Colombia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. 82 of Bogota's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
157 of its 299 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Heavy rain was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, landslides and drought. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 57 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tripoli accounted for 27 of Libya's 35 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
132 of its 456 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Tornadoes were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and storms.
166 of its 280 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 98 of Iran's 166 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. 63 of Tehran's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
56 of its 86 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. la Paz accounted for 35 of Bolivia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 31 of la Paz's 35 stories were about protests or strikes.
95 of its 145 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 44 of Afghanistan's 95 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
31 of its 130 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
32 of its 63 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 19 of Santiago's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
53 of Paris' 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Malaysia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Jamaica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 11,898 stories about harm among 68,135 counted on 23 Nov.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 68,135 stories, as usual. Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Kenya's news. In Colombia, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. the news turned to Colombia for the second day running.
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 much 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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