We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
199 of its 331 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 173 of Bangladesh's 199 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (78 stories). Building collapse was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
556 of its 1,152 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (199 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
15 of its 45 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
9 of Simara's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
75 of its 212 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
125 of its 208 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 61 of Palestine's 125 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
70 of its 167 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 42 of Iran's 70 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Accidents were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Beirut accounted for 18 of Lebanon's 30 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 73 of Israel's 241 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 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.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Mexico (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Pakistan (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Vietnam (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Australia (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 14,398 stories about harm among 89,515 counted on 21 Nov.
Of the day's 89,515 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 21 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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