We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
38 of its 84 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Pyongyang accounted for 22 of North Korea's 38 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 19 of Pyongyang's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Philippine accounted for 105 of the Philippines' 187 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Storm surge was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Beirut accounted for 81 of Lebanon's 120 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
51 of its 60 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
32 of its 41 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Maputo accounted for 17 of Mozambique's 32 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. 9 of Maputo's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 8 of Baghdad's 13 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 angry as the world's.
29 of its 65 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 12 of South Ossetia's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
16 of its 56 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 4 of Kokopo's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
26 of Tehran's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
31 of its 71 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Storms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Belize (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Papua New Guinea (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Greece (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 16,762 stories about harm among 97,573 counted on 15 Nov.
North Korea stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 97,573 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Honduras' news mentioned heavy rain about 8 times as often as usual. On 16 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 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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