We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
211 of its 465 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kyiv accounted for 140 of Ukraine's 211 stories about harm, carried by 509 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (164 stories). Power cuts were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
252 of its 458 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Philippine accounted for 153 of the Philippines' 252 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Storms were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge and earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
103 of its 249 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 75 of Bangladesh's 103 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Dengue was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and outbreaks.
20 of its 32 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
140 of its 187 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Beirut accounted for 115 of Lebanon's 140 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 126 of Israel's 412 stories about harm, carried by 389 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
15 of its 43 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
4 of Tbilisi's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in Israel (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 8,791 stories about harm among 47,593 counted on 17 Nov.
In the Philippines' news, mentions of storms ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 47,593 stories, above the usual 17. Ukraine's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 18 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 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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