We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
18 of its 34 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 5 of Banjul's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
265 of its 733 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Gas explosion was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 63 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Jammu accounted for 25 of Kashmir's 35 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 20 of Sudan's 38 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 20 of Khartoum's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,370 of its 2,097 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Illness was named in 350 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
212 of its 671 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (116 stories). Drownings were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hypothermia.
21 of its 23 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 4 of Inata's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,948 of its 6,232 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Storms were named in 111 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drownings and snowstorms.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: illness in South Africa (350 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Egypt (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in France (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (111 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in India (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 17,508 stories about harm among 66,550 counted on 26 Nov.
Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 66,550 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. Russia's news mentioned gas explosion more than ten times as often as usual. the Gambia's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. A year earlier, on 26 November 2020, 25 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 26 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 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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