We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
164 of its 317 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Philippine accounted for 73 of the Philippines' 164 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Typhoon was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge, cyclone and heavy rain.
26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 11 of Tbilisi's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
109 of its 145 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Beirut accounted for 77 of Lebanon's 109 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
900 of its 3,628 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 35 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 6 of Baghdad's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
35 of its 49 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
8 of its 22 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 5 of Pyongyang's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
16 of its 63 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in China (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in UK (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 10,027 stories about harm among 57,509 counted on 16 Nov.
It was the second day running that the news turned to the Philippines. of the day's 57,509 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the Philippines' news mentioned the typhoon about 4 times as often as usual. the Philippines' news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. A year earlier, on 17 November 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 about as 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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