We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
99 of its 430 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heatwave was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Abyei accounted for 11 of South Sudan's 15 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
222 of its 718 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Buenos Aires accounted for 136 of Argentina's 222 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets.
12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 8 of Tirana's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
35 of its 48 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
130 of its 457 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.
44 of its 59 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
221 of its 733 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Gaza accounted for 318 of Palestine's 382 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (248 stories). Hypothermia was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Dominican Republic (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Türkiye (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 17,741 stories about harm among 96,710 counted on 20 Nov.
In the Dominican Republic's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 96,710 stories, as usual. Brazil's news was 23% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. On 20 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, 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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