We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
33 of its 53 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. the Reykjanes Peninsula accounted for 16 of Iceland's 33 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Earthquake was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
252 of its 913 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 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.
38 of its 86 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 17 of Chame's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories).
19 of its 44 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).
5 of its 21 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. 5 of Tallinn's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
202 of its 637 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
41 of its 57 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Drought was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories). Extreme cold was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and drownings.
Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Somalia (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Mexico (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Vietnam (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in United Arab Emirates (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 21,446 stories about harm among 115,400 counted on 9 Nov.
Iceland's news mentioned the earthquake about 7 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 115,400 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Iceland, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. A year earlier, on 9 November 2022, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 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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