We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
73 of its 93 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Tunis accounted for 62 of Tunisia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 57 of Tunis' 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
256 of its 264 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. the Corn Islands accounted for 248 of Nicaragua's 256 stories about harm, carried by 480 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
48 of its 55 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Montevideo accounted for 45 of Uruguay's 48 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
272 of its 339 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 184 of Afghanistan's 272 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
522 of its 737 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 215 of Orestiada's 215 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 20 of Baku's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
67 of its 175 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 30 of Rabat's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
357 of its 744 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (100 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with covid.
86 of its 203 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Heavy rain was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
772 of its 2,379 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (417 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: dengue in El Salvador (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Hong Kong (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Jersey (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Thailand (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Qatar (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 28,964 stories about harm among 121,931 counted on 24 Jan.
Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. of the day's 121,931 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Tunisia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 61%. This week the news turned most often to Tunisia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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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