We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
71 of its 74 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Honiara accounted for 67 of the Solomon Islands' 71 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
497 of its 1,772 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Kyiv accounted for 121 of Ukraine's 291 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Flu was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness, diphtheria and measles. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
26 of its 40 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).
305 of its 427 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Cianjur accounted for 223 of Indonesia's 305 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Earthquake was named in 266 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Dhaka accounted for 35 of Bangladesh's 59 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 58 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
39 of its 65 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
39 of its 74 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 21 of Afghanistan's 39 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (266 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in Romania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 14,807 stories about harm among 77,456 counted on 22 Nov.
In the Solomon Islands, 96% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 77,456 stories, as usual. On 22 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 19 today.
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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