We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
38 of its 76 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Almaty accounted for 28 of Kazakhstan's 38 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
132 of its 386 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 46 of South Vietnam's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Banjul accounted for 15 of the Gambia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
39 of its 107 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
161 of its 985 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Dubai accounted for 151 of the United Arab Emirates' 161 stories about harm, carried by 398 outlets. Flooding was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires and drought.
416 of its 1,617 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (169 stories). Illness was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 599 of Israel's 1,826 stories about harm, carried by 976 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (511 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
31 of its 63 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with cholera and outbreaks.
7 of its 16 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
274 of its 867 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 152 of Russia's 274 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in United Arab Emirates (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Ireland (84 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in Japan (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 20,973 stories about harm among 111,744 counted on 30 Nov.
Kazakhstan stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 111,744 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the United Arab Emirates' news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. On 30 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, 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 much 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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