We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
108 of its 254 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Buenos Aires accounted for 86 of Argentina's 108 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 99 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Maputo accounted for 45 of Mozambique's 62 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 38 of Maputo's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
198 of its 249 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Havana accounted for 101 of Cuba's 198 stories about harm, carried by 445 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories).
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
67 of its 219 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
21 of its 70 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
6 of its 7 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
80 of its 244 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Brazil (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Azerbaijan (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in France (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 16,415 stories about harm among 102,931 counted on 7 Nov.
16 in every 100 of the day's 102,931 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. A year earlier, on 8 November 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 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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