We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
125 of its 157 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Grindavik accounted for 92 of Iceland's 125 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
119 of its 176 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Mayadin accounted for 48 of Syria's 119 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 11 of Combani's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with cholera.
39 of its 95 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lima accounted for 36 of Peru's 39 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).
18 of its 19 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Zaongo accounted for 14 of Burkina Faso's 18 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
317 of its 1,225 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Storms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge.
49 of its 67 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Darfur accounted for 22 of Sudan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
43 of its 113 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Heavy rain was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
56 of its 88 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Cyclone was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and storms.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Fiji (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (84 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Kenya (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Ireland (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in France (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 17,718 stories about harm among 94,495 counted on 13 Nov.
It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Iceland. of the day's 94,495 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iceland stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. A year earlier, on 13 November 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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