We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
147 of its 307 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 22 of Brasilia's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Wildfires were named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
128 of its 232 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Amsterdam accounted for 65 of the Netherlands' 128 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
60 of its 73 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Durres accounted for 56 of Albania's 60 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 41 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Paramaribo accounted for 24 of Suriname's 28 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).
62 of its 109 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Valletta accounted for 46 of Malta's 62 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
187 of its 229 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Baghdad accounted for 126 of Iraq's 187 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. 121 of Baghdad's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,522 of its 4,620 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (619 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,014 of its 4,008 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (332 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
22 of its 41 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Türkiye (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in US (270 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 11,945 stories about harm among 59,489 counted on 30 Nov.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 27 October 2019. 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,489 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Brazil stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news.
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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