We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
287 of its 787 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 141 of Ukraine's 287 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Philippine accounted for 141 of the Philippines' 276 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Storm surge was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
20 of its 35 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Bamako accounted for 14 of Mali's 20 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
14 of its 38 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 8 of Tbilisi's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
19 of its 43 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
27 of its 146 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
10 of its 48 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 3 of Prague's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
31 of Islamabad's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
12 of its 45 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
62 of its 80 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Tanzania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in India (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 15,904 stories about harm among 89,394 counted on 18 Nov.
Tanzania's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 89,394 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 36% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. A year earlier, on 19 November 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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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