We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,474 of its 2,930 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Meureudu accounted for 1,353 of Indonesia's 2,474 stories about harm, carried by 982 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (2,306 stories). Tsunami was named in 2,003 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
258 of its 333 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Rabat accounted for 220 of Morocco's 258 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. 121 of Rabat's 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (246 stories).
115 of its 208 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tirana accounted for 113 of Albania's 115 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
214 of its 369 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
180 of its 840 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 31 of Rio de Janeiro's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). House fires were named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
128 of its 164 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Sarajevo accounted for 74 of Bosnia's 128 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
90 of its 292 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 31 of Syunik's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories).
256 of its 731 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (170 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
210 of its 796 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
1,325 of its 2,944 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (337 stories). Heavy rain was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Afghanistan (169 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Brazil (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Lesotho (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Benin (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in United Arab Emirates (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 59,029 stories about harm among 277,228 counted on 7 Dec.
Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 277,228 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.
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 much harsher 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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