We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
257 of its 390 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Punta de Araya accounted for 226 of Venezuela's 257 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 219 of Punta de Araya's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (239 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,267 of its 1,662 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Meureudu accounted for 734 of Indonesia's 1,267 stories about harm, carried by 506 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (223 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 374 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
29 of its 70 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Plague was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Aleppo accounted for 1,604 of Syria's 1,882 stories about harm, carried by 989 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (623 stories). Power cuts were named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
314 of its 342 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Honiara accounted for 150 of the Solomon Islands' 314 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Tsunami was named in 308 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption and power cuts.
107 of its 337 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 11 of Baku's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
51 of its 134 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 32 of Bamenda's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
177 of its 291 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Manama accounted for 166 of Bahrain's 177 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories).
409 of its 900 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Athens accounted for 321 of Greece's 409 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 269 of Athens' 321 stories were about protests or strikes.
1,340 of its 2,685 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Accidents were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Solomon Islands (308 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in United Arab Emirates (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Philippines (237 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in France (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 56,434 stories about harm among 276,722 counted on 8 Dec.
In the Solomon Islands' news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 276,722 stories, as usual. Venezuela's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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