We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
30 of its 106 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Brussels accounted for 27 of Belgium's 30 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
52 of its 59 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 59 of Iran's 137 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 40 of Tehran's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Jammu accounted for 19 of Kashmir's 30 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
37 of its 102 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Abaco accounted for 26 of the Bahamas' 37 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
10 of its 16 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 8 of Bishkek's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
163 of its 475 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 56 of Sharm el-Sheikh's 81 stories were about protests or strikes.
Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bahamas (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Indonesia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (528 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Türkiye (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 14,201 stories about harm among 76,932 counted on 10 Nov.
People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 76,932 stories, below the usual 20. On 10 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. In Belgium, 28% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is 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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