We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
94 of its 246 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Harare accounted for 57 of Zimbabwe's 94 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Cholera was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
103 of its 166 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kulgam accounted for 40 of Kashmir's 103 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
50 of its 143 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Tropical storm was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and hurricane.
13 of its 31 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 5 of Guatemala City's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
64 of its 83 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 35 of Syria's 64 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 293 of Palestine's 379 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Hunger was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
231 of its 693 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Earthquake was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and volcanic eruption.
24 of its 63 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tropical storm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.
54 of its 226 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).
29 of its 106 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (103 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (30 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); drought in Kenya (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Cuba (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 19,910 stories about harm among 108,885 counted on 17 Nov.
In the Philippines' news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,885 stories, below the usual 19. Zimbabwe's news was 38% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 17 November 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 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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