We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
21 of its 51 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Brussels accounted for 18 of Belgium's 21 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people killed 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 107 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 32 of Tehran's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
147 of its 337 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
108 of its 391 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
43 of its 85 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 20 of Kashmir's 43 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Kherson accounted for 128 of Ukraine's 191 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (6 stories).
24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tigray accounted for 20 of Ethiopia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Australia (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Canada (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in India (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in China (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 8,173 stories about harm among 45,957 counted on 12 Nov.
Mentions of outbreaks ran about 7 times their usual in Australia's news. In Belgium, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. On 12 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. 18 in every 100 of the day's 45,957 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.
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 about as 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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