Ethiopia
42 of its 65 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The news turned to people killed in Ethiopia, rights and justice in Tripoli and arrests in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostEthiopia
65 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia
14 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words
Softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Libya
25 of its 37 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tripoli accounted for 19 of Libya's 25 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Kashmir
54 of its 114 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Taiwan
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
6 more places the news pointed at
Bosnia
17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Sarajevo accounted for 17 of Bosnia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
India
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Syria
68 of its 117 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Damascus accounted for 34 of Syria's 68 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets.
South Korea
75 of its 351 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).
Azerbaijan
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Iran
Tehran accounted for 36 of Iran's 61 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in UK (135 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); respiratory illness in Philippines (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in India (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
15 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 17; 15 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 15,269 stories about harm among 98,831 counted on 13 Nov.
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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. 15 in every 100 of the day's 98,831 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 17. In Ethiopia, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Taiwan's news mentioned heavy rain about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 13 November 2024, 16 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 15 today.
- 15 in every 100 of the day's 98,831 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 17).
- Ethiopia: 42 of its 65 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
- Libya: 25 of its 37 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%.
- Kashmir: 54 of its 114 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%.
- Taiwan: Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
- Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines.
- Mentions of heavy rain ran about three times their usual in Taiwan's news.
- Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in the UK's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 13 November 2024, 16 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 15 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 29 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sudan61 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 686 Chicago US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Dhaka Bangladesh44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 San Francisco US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
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.
Biggest events
● Delhi India attacks & violence · 576 stories, 215 outlets ● Paris France attacks & violence · 84 stories, 229 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 58 stories, 201 outlets ● Islamabad Pakistan attacks & violence · 84 stories, 100 outlets ● North Yorkshire UK accidents & disasters · 8 stories, 86 outlets ● Oklahoma City US accidents & disasters · 40 stories, 127 outlets ● Seoul South Korea accidents & disasters · 60 stories, 159 outlets ● Midlands UK accidents & disasters · 58 stories, 81 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health30% 4,455 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice26% 3,829 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,268 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 1,973 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 821 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 592 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 335 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed3,465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured854 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions130 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the PhilippinesStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
harshwarm
The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as 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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