We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
916 of its 2,294 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Beijing accounted for 381 of China's 916 stories about harm, carried by 520 outlets. 229 of Beijing's 381 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).
83 of its 143 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Aybak accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 58 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Laventille accounted for 17 of Trinidad & Tobago's 28 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Tornadoes were named in 155 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with volcanic eruption.
9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Abidjan accounted for 9 of Côte d’Ivoire's 9 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 7 of Abidjan's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).
33 of its 86 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 12 of Minsk's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
109 of its 431 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hypothermia was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 94 of Israel's 172 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Polio was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Ramallah accounted for 31 of Palestine's 55 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 21 of Ramallah's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Spain (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Canada (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in India (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 15,843 stories about harm among 79,948 counted on 30 Nov.
It was the fifth day running that the news turned to China. of the day's 79,948 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 30 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today. China's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.
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 softer 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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