We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
305 of its 571 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 125 of Islamabad's 153 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
54 of its 122 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Amman accounted for 48 of Jordan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
51 of its 68 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Vang Vieng accounted for 42 of Laos' 51 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
18 of its 29 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories).
109 of its 138 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Beirut accounted for 83 of Lebanon's 109 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
30 of its 46 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 30 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. 23 of Damascus' 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
228 of its 485 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Philippine accounted for 146 of the Philippines' 228 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
18 of its 101 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 10 of Port-au-Prince's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.
8 of its 16 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Syria (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (167 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in US (62 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 8,180 stories about harm among 45,702 counted on 24 Nov.
Syria's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 45,702 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Pakistan. Pakistan stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 25 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Laos, on 5 of 7 days.
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 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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