We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
46 of its 71 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Nablus accounted for 26 of Palestine's 46 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 13 of Nablus' 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
189 of its 529 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Sarajevo accounted for 15 of Bosnia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
178 of its 553 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
64 of its 68 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 42 of Sudan's 85 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 30 of Khartoum's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories).
46 of its 137 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Havana accounted for 24 of Cuba's 40 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.
22 of its 29 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 4 of Managua's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
9 of its 17 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in France (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in India (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 20,528 stories about harm among 84,368 counted on 5 Nov.
Mentions of landslides ran about 5 times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 84,368 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Palestine stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. A year earlier, on 5 November 2020, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 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 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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