We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
363 of its 778 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Islamabad accounted for 220 of Pakistan's 363 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 162 of Islamabad's 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
199 of its 587 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kyiv accounted for 121 of Ukraine's 199 stories about harm, carried by 343 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Extreme cold was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
72 of its 131 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
97 of its 120 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Aleppo accounted for 81 of Syria's 97 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.
237 of its 419 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 124 of Bangladesh's 237 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 63 of Dhaka's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
117 of its 441 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Snowstorms were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes.
37 of its 110 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
44 of its 155 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
156 of its 646 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Covid was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
22 of its 60 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories).
Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in South Korea (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Sri Lanka (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in New Zealand (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 14,268 stories about harm among 82,855 counted on 28 Nov.
Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 82,855 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Pakistan for the second day running. On 29 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. In Pakistan, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.
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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