We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
67 of its 101 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kathmandu accounted for 37 of Nepal's 67 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Avalanche was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
49 of its 98 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
53 of its 97 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 20 of Dar es Salaam's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
248 of its 606 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Philippine accounted for 111 of the Philippines' 248 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (51 stories). Typhoon was named in 164 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storm surge, storms and heavy rain.
95 of its 136 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 69 of Palestine's 103 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
462 of its 1,167 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (164 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); natural hazards in Afghanistan (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Japan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in US (216 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 15,031 stories about harm among 96,149 counted on 4 Nov.
Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 96,149 stories, below the usual 17. A year earlier, on 4 November 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 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 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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