We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Guatemala City accounted for 19 of Guatemala's 33 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 15 of Guatemala City's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Hurricane was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
302 of its 660 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
40 of its 94 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
10 of its 21 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
43 of its 119 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 16 of Cordoba's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
17 of its 17 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
78 of its 168 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 16 of Wan Chai's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 71 of Afghanistan's 117 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Kampala accounted for 41 of Uganda's 67 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 21 of Kampala's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Minsk accounted for 33 of Belarus' 40 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 25 of Minsk's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Burundi (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Somalia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Argentina (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Türkiye (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Thailand (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 23,246 stories about harm among 90,180 counted on 23 Nov.
On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 90,180 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Burundi's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Guatemala. A year earlier, on 24 November 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.
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 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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