We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
282 of its 412 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. the New Territories accounted for 95 of Hong Kong's 282 stories about harm, carried by 406 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Heatstroke was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
503 of its 1,250 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (183 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
10 of Latakia's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
26 of its 96 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
99 of its 261 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
104 of its 275 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories).
29 of its 60 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Volcanic eruption was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
18 of its 86 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Ethiopia (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Thailand (22 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); illness in Jamaica (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Malaysia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 15,445 stories about harm among 92,063 counted on 26 Nov.
Hong Kong's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 92,063 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned landslides about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 26 November 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 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 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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