We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
109 of its 244 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Ischia accounted for 84 of Italy's 109 stories about harm, carried by 368 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, earthquake and flooding. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
379 of its 842 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Beijing accounted for 140 of China's 379 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. 91 of Beijing's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (215 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
170 of its 363 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 76 of Ukraine's 170 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Hunger was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, snowstorms and extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
16 of its 26 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).
36 of its 128 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Valsayn accounted for 14 of Trinidad & Tobago's 16 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
20 of its 65 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Diphtheria was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Mogadishu accounted for 16 of Somalia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in UK (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in US (46 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 6,740 stories about harm among 35,481 counted on 27 Nov.
Italy's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 35,481 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Italy for the second day running. On 27 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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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