We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
53 of its 74 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Honiara accounted for 32 of the Solomon Islands' 53 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. 28 of Honiara's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
896 of its 1,268 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Illness was named in 365 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
32 of its 55 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
56 of its 119 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Isfahan accounted for 34 of Iran's 56 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 33 of Isfahan's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
83 of its 179 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Amsterdam accounted for 72 of the Netherlands' 83 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
1,273 of its 3,417 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Storms were named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, drownings and snowstorms.
31 of its 34 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. 14 of Inata's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 8 of Khartoum's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
46 of its 154 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
60 of its 136 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Switzerland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (93 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (27 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 11,871 stories about harm among 43,363 counted on 27 Nov.
On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about three times the usual rate. Iran's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual. the Solomon Islands' news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. of the day's 43,363 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 25.
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 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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