We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
420 of its 681 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Dhaka accounted for 333 of Bangladesh's 420 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. 227 of Dhaka's 333 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
169 of its 470 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
53 of its 99 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 35 of Kashmir's 53 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
39 of its 84 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola and haemorrhagic fever.
131 of its 221 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Caracas accounted for 48 of Venezuela's 131 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
125 of its 544 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
23 of Mexico City's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
21 of its 36 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
40 of its 146 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).
35 of its 195 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 13,543 stories about harm among 83,481 counted on 17 Nov.
Bangladesh's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. of the day's 83,481 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 17 November 2024, 18 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 16 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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