We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
86 of its 179 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Oslo accounted for 68 of Norway's 86 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
128 of its 287 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 12 of Sam Cheung's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
41 of its 69 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 33 of Haiti's 41 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
36 of its 61 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tbilisi accounted for 28 of Georgia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 27 of Tbilisi's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).
10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 5 of Dushanbe's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
270 of its 838 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
350 of its 2,059 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 83 of Beijing's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories).
17 of Tehran's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 68 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bullet Tree accounted for 22 of Belize's 34 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Taiwan (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Iran (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Philippines (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Australia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 18,258 stories about harm among 103,983 counted on 19 Nov.
Norway's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 103,983 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan's news mentioned Covid about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 20 November 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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