We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
68 of its 99 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Lima accounted for 49 of Peru's 68 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Earthquake was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
94 of its 266 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Illness was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
23 of its 37 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Honiara accounted for 18 of the Solomon Islands' 23 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 17 of Honiara's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
38 of its 43 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Khartoum accounted for 17 of Sudan's 38 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
99 of its 188 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Schiphol accounted for 84 of the Netherlands' 99 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).
44 of its 61 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,167 of its 3,156 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Snowstorms were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and extreme cold.
930 of its 2,345 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Road crashes were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
46 of its 100 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
388 of its 1,166 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Afghanistan (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in UK (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in US (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 11,226 stories about harm among 39,930 counted on 28 Nov.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 19 September 2021. 28 in every 100 of the day's 39,930 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. Peru's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Peru's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a 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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