We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
31 of its 39 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Belize City accounted for 28 of Belize's 31 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, storm surge and heavy rain.
63 of its 184 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Pyongyang accounted for 55 of North Korea's 63 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
42 of its 89 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 16 of Awali's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Tigray accounted for 72 of Ethiopia's 86 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
82 of Islamabad's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
10 of Riyadh's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 144 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 55 of Tehran's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: storms in South Sudan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in France (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in China (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 16,343 stories about harm among 84,086 counted on 3 Nov.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Belize. of the day's 84,086 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Belize stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Belize's news. A year earlier, on 3 November 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
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 softer 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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