We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
92 of its 105 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 54 of Nepal's 92 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
103 of its 228 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 52 of Bangladesh's 103 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 83 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
182 of its 555 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Sharm el-Sheikh accounted for 102 of Egypt's 182 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. 61 of Sharm el-Sheikh's 102 stories were about protests or strikes.
40 of its 81 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storm surge.
98 of its 474 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kherson accounted for 148 of Ukraine's 293 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. Road crashes were named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 110 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 33 of Tehran's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 4 of Kigali's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bahamas (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ukraine (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in US (463 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 15,293 stories about harm among 89,069 counted on 9 Nov.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 19 December 2019. of the day's 89,069 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Nepal stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 7 times their usual.
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 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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