We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
107 of its 258 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Ischia accounted for 67 of Italy's 107 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (72 stories). Landslides were named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
263 of its 439 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 142 of Ukraine's 263 stories about harm, carried by 395 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
262 of its 731 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
7 of its 10 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 6 of Tegucigalpa's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
12 of its 20 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
47 of its 167 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 127 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Taipei accounted for 32 of Taiwan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 37 of Israel's 44 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
17 of its 24 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Taiwan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Mexico (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in US (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 7,267 stories about harm among 38,403 counted on 26 Nov.
Italy's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 38,403 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Italy stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. On 26 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 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 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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