We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
191 of its 281 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tehran accounted for 100 of Iran's 191 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 88 of Tehran's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
378 of its 606 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Istanbul accounted for 316 of Türkiye's 378 stories about harm, carried by 533 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
17 of its 31 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
201 of its 823 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Flu was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with bird flu.
31 of its 49 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 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.
39 of its 60 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
30 of its 52 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
55 of its 258 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
81 of its 388 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Illness was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 77 of Israel's 136 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Japan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (33 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Australia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 13,096 stories about harm among 72,460 counted on 14 Nov.
Japan's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 72,460 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. On 14 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. Iran stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 59%.
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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