We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
104 of its 202 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 57 of Ukraine's 104 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
164 of its 324 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Typhoon was named in 118 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and storm surge.
112 of its 264 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
19 of its 43 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 5 of Kampala's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Bamako accounted for 21 of Mali's 24 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories).
38 of its 67 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
44 of its 87 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 44 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
28 of its 51 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
21 of its 95 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 3 of Amsterdam's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
68 of its 84 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. el-Fasher accounted for 32 of Sudan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in Brazil (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Australia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in US (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 9,132 stories about harm among 58,679 counted on 8 Nov.
Mentions of the typhoon ran about three times their usual in the Philippines' news. of the day's 58,679 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 17. Ukraine stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. A year earlier, on 8 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 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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