We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
123 of its 216 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Amsterdam accounted for 50 of the Netherlands' 123 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. 43 of Amsterdam's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
73 of its 151 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
84 of its 172 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of its 57 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
37 of its 46 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Khartoum accounted for 28 of Sudan's 37 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 28 of Khartoum's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 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.
143 of its 187 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Vienna accounted for 80 of Austria's 143 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 58 of Vienna's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).
468 of its 1,226 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Flooding was named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.
Kabul accounted for 38 of Afghanistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
42 of its 116 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
26 of its 86 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Canada (109 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Sudan (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Thailand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 12,174 stories about harm among 48,335 counted on 20 Nov.
The Netherlands' news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 48,335 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 November 2020, 26 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 25 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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