We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
194 of its 235 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Juba accounted for 124 of South Sudan's 194 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (64 stories). Power cuts were named in 110 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.
429 of its 680 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Brussels accounted for 381 of Belgium's 429 stories about harm, carried by 478 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (372 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
118 of its 203 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 86 of Oromo's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 47 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
570 of its 840 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 447 of Egypt's 570 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,007 of its 1,268 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Extreme cold was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tel Aviv accounted for 459 of Israel's 641 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
320 of Riyadh's 475 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Avalanche was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
199 of its 213 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bamako accounted for 134 of Mali's 199 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (93 stories).
809 of its 1,714 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with covid and cholera.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Cambodia (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (201 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Singapore (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Brazil (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Iran (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 Jan. 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 47,234 stories about harm among 227,507 counted on 8 Jan.
South Sudan's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. South Sudan's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%. of the day's 227,507 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.
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.
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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