We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
180 of its 369 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 119 of Bangladesh's 180 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 60 of Dhaka's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
34 of its 71 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 24 of Lebanon's 34 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
117 of its 653 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
376 of its 1,011 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
55 of its 144 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Warsaw accounted for 42 of Poland's 55 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
45 of its 92 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 17 of Kashmir's 45 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
88 of its 321 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 13 of Mexico City's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
Bamako accounted for 8 of Mali's 13 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Gaza accounted for 174 of Palestine's 210 stories about harm, carried by 360 outlets. Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
13 of its 30 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Türkiye (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Barbados (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Palestine (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in India (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 14,645 stories about harm among 90,288 counted on 18 Nov.
In Türkiye's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 90,288 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. On 18 November 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, 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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