We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
73 of its 235 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Jakarta accounted for 46 of Indonesia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 27 of Jakarta's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
49 of its 57 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bamako accounted for 28 of Mali's 49 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
329 of its 667 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (102 stories). Landslides were named in 114 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings.
32 of its 86 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 6 of Guayaquil's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bratislava accounted for 24 of Slovakia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).
116 of its 198 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Damascus accounted for 57 of Syria's 116 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).
49 of its 112 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
55 of its 106 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 30 of Lebanon's 55 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
120 of its 473 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes, hurricane and typhoon.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Brazil (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Iran (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Canada (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 13,700 stories about harm among 81,161 counted on 10 Nov.
People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 17 in every 100 of the day's 81,161 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Philippines' news, mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual. Indonesia stood out: 31% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. On 10 November 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.
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 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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