We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
175 of its 393 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 145 of Ukraine's 175 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
55 of its 208 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Stockholm accounted for 49 of Sweden's 55 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
72 of its 217 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 of its 64 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
179 of its 601 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 67 of Palestine's 106 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Islamabad accounted for 84 of Pakistan's 146 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
121 of its 423 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Dengue was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Cuba (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (139 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Brazil (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 13,933 stories about harm among 89,577 counted on 14 Nov.
Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 89,577 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ukraine stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 14 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 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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