We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
490 of its 729 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jakarta accounted for 260 of Indonesia's 490 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. 186 of Jakarta's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plane crash.
1,233 of its 1,519 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Aleppo accounted for 1,117 of Syria's 1,233 stories about harm, carried by 625 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (165 stories). Polio was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
58 of its 61 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Antananarivo accounted for 51 of Madagascar's 58 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories).
449 of its 1,137 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (187 stories). Avalanche was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
289 of its 796 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 215 of Seoul's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
466 of its 1,422 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Flu was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
100 of its 128 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Tripoli accounted for 65 of Libya's 100 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
135 of its 257 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Baku accounted for 123 of Azerbaijan's 135 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
246 of its 427 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 108 of Cairo's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
175 of its 394 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 34 of Bangkok's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (98 stories).
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Taiwan (186 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Saudi Arabia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Gambia (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dust storm in Iraq (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 33,371 stories about harm among 153,206 counted on 3 Dec.
Taiwan's news mentioned respiratory illness more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 153,206 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Indonesia stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%.
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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