We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
300 of its 494 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 219 of Israel's 300 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
32 of its 68 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Brussels accounted for 29 of Belgium's 32 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. 26 of Brussels' 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
315 of its 796 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.
12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
69 of its 104 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Vienna accounted for 43 of Austria's 69 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 32 of Vienna's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).
56 of its 167 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 28 of Amsterdam's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 94 of Sudan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. 89 of Khartoum's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
43 of its 94 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
10 of its 10 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 8 of le Gosier's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
25 of its 72 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
Also named far more than usual: house fires in Australia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Sudan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in India (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in UK (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 9,928 stories about harm among 40,222 counted on 21 Nov.
For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 40,222 stories, as usual. Israel's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. A year earlier, on 21 November 2020, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Belarus, on 4 of 7 days.
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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