We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
99 of its 162 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 99 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
92 of its 127 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
4 of la Nacion's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories).
28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Damascus accounted for 20 of Syria's 28 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
38 of its 117 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
209 of its 475 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
144 of its 410 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
53 of its 101 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kabul accounted for 38 of Afghanistan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Drought was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.
91 of its 118 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Beirut accounted for 63 of Lebanon's 91 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Afghanistan (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in Canada (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in US (145 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 8,225 stories about harm among 46,621 counted on 10 Nov.
Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. of the day's 46,621 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kashmir stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. On 11 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Cuba, on 5 of 7 days.
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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