We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
125 of its 236 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Istanbul accounted for 63 of Türkiye's 125 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
3 of Buenos Aires' 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
27 of its 116 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
48 of its 84 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Anantnag accounted for 24 of Kashmir's 48 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
49 of its 68 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Aleppo accounted for 20 of Syria's 49 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 70 of Ukraine's 157 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
120 of its 354 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Dhaka accounted for 47 of Bangladesh's 76 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of Sharm el-Sheikh's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Egypt (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Russia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Ukraine (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 7,037 stories about harm among 37,124 counted on 20 Nov.
People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Türkiye. 19 in every 100 of the day's 37,124 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 20 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 19 today. Türkiye stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days.
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 harsher 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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