We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
321 of its 722 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Philippine accounted for 112 of the Philippines' 321 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Typhoon was named in 218 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, volcanic eruption and helicopter crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 32 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Luang Prabang accounted for 13 of Laos' 20 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
411 of its 1,142 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 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.
28 of its 75 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 7 of Kampala's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
32 of its 63 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
71 of its 225 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.
52 of its 263 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories).
11 of Kuala Lumpur's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).
Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flu was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (48 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Canada (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ireland (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 15,267 stories about harm among 94,603 counted on 6 Nov.
Of the day's 94,603 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 6 November 2024, 14 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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