We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
119 of its 189 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Sumatra accounted for 51 of Indonesia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (15 stories). Heavy rain was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
23 of its 49 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bissau accounted for 23 of Guinea-Bissau's 23 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 12 of Bissau's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).
47 of its 73 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Damascus accounted for 41 of Syria's 47 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
166 of its 420 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
173 of its 211 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Colombo accounted for 110 of Sri Lanka's 173 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Cyclone was named in 140 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.
140 of its 207 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
127 of its 344 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 107 of Ukraine's 127 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
98 of its 339 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 62 of Palestine's 117 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
67 of its 135 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Sri Lanka (140 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (141 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Spain (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (151 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 8,734 stories about harm among 47,027 counted on 29 Nov.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 October 2025. of the day's 47,027 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 16. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual in Sri Lanka's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia.
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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