We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
48 of its 75 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Maputo accounted for 43 of Mozambique's 48 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 39 of Maputo's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
145 of its 297 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Buenos Aires accounted for 124 of Argentina's 145 stories about harm, carried by 466 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
98 of its 214 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
82 of its 130 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Havana accounted for 43 of Cuba's 82 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Tehran accounted for 65 of Iran's 118 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Natural hazards were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
14 of its 52 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 8 of Sofia's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
50 of its 66 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 165 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories).
74 of its 226 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in South Africa (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Azerbaijan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Mexico (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (54 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 16,650 stories about harm among 98,193 counted on 8 Nov.
For the third day running, the news turned to Mozambique. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 98,193 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Chile's news. On 9 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. Mozambique stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 53%.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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