We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
196 of its 390 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kyiv accounted for 93 of Ukraine's 196 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Hunger was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
48 of its 139 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Lesbos accounted for 34 of Greece's 48 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
1,571 of its 1,989 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (690 stories). Train derailment was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
205 of its 813 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Respiratory illness was named in 106 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
126 of its 349 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 91 of Russia's 126 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
63 of its 140 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Freetown accounted for 60 of Sierra Leone's 63 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
322 of its 469 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 188 of Palestine's 322 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 43 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kfar Kila accounted for 15 of Lebanon's 30 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories).
37 of its 104 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
53 of its 282 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: covid in South Korea (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in United Arab Emirates (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Congo (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Russia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 10,119 stories about harm among 49,628 counted on 26 Nov.
On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 49,628 stories, above the usual 19. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.
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 much 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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