We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
231 of its 549 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Ternopil accounted for 110 of Ukraine's 231 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Extreme cold was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
42 of its 113 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Snowstorms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
14 of its 59 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Dhaka accounted for 90 of Bangladesh's 134 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 10 of Mozambique's 18 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
589 of its 1,370 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (192 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 71 of Israel's 270 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
57 of its 296 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).
Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Japan (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (81 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 14,835 stories about harm among 96,081 counted on 19 Nov.
Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 15 in every 100 of the day's 96,081 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 19 November 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 15 today. Ukraine stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%.
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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