We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
284 of its 604 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Islamabad accounted for 158 of Pakistan's 284 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 46 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Algiers accounted for 19 of Algeria's 20 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
9 of its 17 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
38 of its 66 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Sighnaghi accounted for 25 of Georgia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
27 of its 69 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
52 of its 197 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Typhoon was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm, flooding and landslides.
107 of its 311 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
95 of its 327 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Plane crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Cyprus (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Iran (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Georgia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Türkiye (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 14,575 stories about harm among 94,607 counted on 12 Nov.
People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 15 in every 100 of the day's 94,607 stories, below the usual 17. It was the second day running that the news turned to Pakistan. In Pakistan, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. On 12 November 2024, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 15 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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