We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
167 of its 498 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Earthquake was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
375 of its 532 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 314 of Palestine's 375 stories about harm, carried by 530 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
13 of its 22 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
47 of its 123 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Buenos Aires accounted for 31 of Argentina's 47 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets.
26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Baghdad accounted for 18 of Iraq's 26 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
167 of its 392 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
56 of its 180 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Hypothermia was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Food poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Tehran accounted for 26 of Iran's 50 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kenya (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in UK (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 10,133 stories about harm among 51,138 counted on 19 Nov.
People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. of the day's 51,138 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to the Philippines for the second day running. A year earlier, on 19 November 2022, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In the Philippines, 34% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Iceland, on 3 of 7 days.
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 harsher 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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