We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
972 of its 2,494 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Beijing accounted for 400 of China's 972 stories about harm, carried by 449 outlets. 257 of Beijing's 400 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (303 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
108 of its 400 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Hypothermia was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
20 of its 107 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
49 of its 457 stories (11%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Chaparrastique accounted for 11 of el Salvador's 14 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 4 of Koro Toro's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Ramallah accounted for 60 of Palestine's 102 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 39 of Ramallah's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 101 of Israel's 172 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
54 of its 222 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
44 of its 259 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in El Salvador (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Egypt (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Australia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Canada (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 15,508 stories about harm among 77,500 counted on 29 Nov.
The news turned to China for the fourth day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 77,500 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Spain's news, mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual. On 29 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 20 today. China's news was 39% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%.
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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