We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
61 of its 127 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 35 of Ukraine's 61 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
302 of its 445 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Typhoon was named in 264 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, landslides and storm surge.
26 of its 53 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).
7 of its 11 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
29 of its 53 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jbeil accounted for 21 of Lebanon's 29 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
101 of its 259 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
123 of its 392 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tsunami.
48 of its 91 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Damascus accounted for 27 of Syria's 48 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
40 of its 90 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 27 of Iran's 40 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Drought was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.
44 of its 94 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (79 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tornadoes in Brazil (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Iran (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in New Zealand (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Malaysia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 7,887 stories about harm among 48,179 counted on 9 Nov.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and New Zealand. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 48,179 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. In Ukraine, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 9 November 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 3 of 7 days.
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 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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