We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
41 of its 57 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 22 of Tanzania's 41 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 16 of Dar es Salaam's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories).
57 of its 155 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Landslides were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and flooding. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
105 of its 311 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Power cuts 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.
135 of its 536 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
426 of its 845 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
94 of its 210 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
59 of its 117 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Power cuts were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
115 of its 385 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Paris accounted for 109 of France's 115 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories).
40 of its 122 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
911 of its 3,466 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Italy (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Afghanistan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 7,506 stories about harm among 45,429 counted on 2 Nov.
It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Tanzania. of the day's 45,429 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Tanzania stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. A year earlier, on 2 November 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 6 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 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 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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