Iceland
35 of its 72 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The earthquake in Iceland, people injured in Canada and people falling ill in Pakistan drew the news. Iceland's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostPanama
40 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 20
RegionEvery region
about as usual
Tone of the words
Much softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Canada
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Pakistan
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Panama
26 of its 65 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Somalia
26 of its 32 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 11 of Somalia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets.
Finland
35 of its 123 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).
Norway
Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Brazil
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Kenya
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.
Sudan
Darfur accounted for 30 of Sudan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (32 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Egypt (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Kenya (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).
18 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 20; 19 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 19,468 stories about harm among 106,808 counted on 10 Nov.
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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ireland and the US. of the day's 106,808 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. the news turned to Iceland for the second day running. Iceland's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. A year earlier, on 10 November 2022, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 106,808 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 20).
- Iceland: 35 of its 72 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
- Canada: Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).
- Pakistan: Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
- Panama: 26 of its 65 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
- Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ireland and the US.
- Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Iceland's news.
- Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Egypt's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual.
- It was the second day running that the news turned to Iceland.
- A year earlier, on 10 November 2022, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Israel70 in 100 of its 2,937 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 63 · mostly displacement Palestine62 in 100 of its 720 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland49 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidentsCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Jerusalem Israel122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 London UK107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Gaza Palestine84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Hollywood US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● Shifa Israel attacks & violence · 169 stories, 526 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 385 stories, 531 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 338 stories, 474 outlets ● Fulton County US attacks & violence · 98 stories, 248 outlets ● Berlin Germany attacks & violence · 49 stories, 172 outlets ● Helmetta US protests & strikes · 28 stories, 90 outlets ● Delhi India attacks & violence · 175 stories, 194 outlets ● Beijing China attacks & violence · 72 stories, 192 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health29% 5,481 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice24% 4,532 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence19% 3,662 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,238 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,314 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 695 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 690 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 523 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed5,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,914 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,091 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions925 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations209 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ireland and the USStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
harshwarm
The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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