We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
170 of its 277 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Sumatra accounted for 64 of Indonesia's 170 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Cyclone was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
245 of its 490 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Islamabad accounted for 141 of Pakistan's 245 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
21 of its 62 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 16 of Sofia's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
109 of its 191 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 97 of Lebanon's 109 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Illness was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
161 of its 240 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tsunami was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
109 of its 189 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Typhoon was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
39 of its 66 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
68 of its 150 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
79 of its 277 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 68 of Palestine's 113 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Spain (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); chikungunya in Cuba (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Sri Lanka (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Dec. 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 15,133 stories about harm among 89,473 counted on 2 Dec.
It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 89,473 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. A year earlier, on 2 December 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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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