We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
89 of its 140 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Havana accounted for 51 of Cuba's 89 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 41 of Havana's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
122 of its 184 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Vienna accounted for 67 of Austria's 122 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 110 of Afghanistan's 144 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
49 of its 66 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Khartoum accounted for 33 of Sudan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 32 of Khartoum's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
102 of its 252 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (37 stories). Snowstorms were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
23 of its 30 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
22 of its 35 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 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.
31 of its 56 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tunis accounted for 27 of Tunisia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Canada (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Egypt (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Sudan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in France (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 19,072 stories about harm among 77,460 counted on 15 Nov.
Of the day's 77,460 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 15 November 2020, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 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 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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