We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
96 of its 149 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Rajouri accounted for 53 of Kashmir's 96 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
39 of its 49 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Beledweyne accounted for 16 of Somalia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Storms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
12 of its 26 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 4 of Ndjamena's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
119 of its 559 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tsunami was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
256 of its 794 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Gaza accounted for 220 of Palestine's 296 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
21 of its 29 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
412 of its 1,771 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Respiratory illness was named in 185 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu, outbreaks and extreme cold.
20 of its 37 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
33 of its 182 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in China (185 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Romania (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Vietnam (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Peru (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Philippines (25 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 16,166 stories about harm among 86,003 counted on 23 Nov.
Of the day's 86,003 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 November 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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 about as 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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