We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,506 of its 1,849 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 1,283 of Syria's 1,506 stories about harm, carried by 648 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (458 stories). Storms were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
158 of its 283 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Beirut accounted for 119 of Lebanon's 158 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 108 of Beirut's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
46 of its 60 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Guatemala City accounted for 39 of Guatemala's 46 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
70 of its 141 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
410 of its 577 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
141 of its 379 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
85 of its 106 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
244 of its 624 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
369 of its 833 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Heavy rain was named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.
735 of its 2,155 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 358 of Dublin's 578 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (168 stories).
Also named far more than usual: house fires in Brazil (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Tanzania (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Antarctica (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Guyana (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 56,098 stories about harm among 274,767 counted on 6 Dec.
Brazil's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 274,767 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Syria, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 76% is usual.
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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