We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
738 of its 809 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Train derailment was named in 651 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
383 of its 407 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Sanaa accounted for 297 of Yemen's 383 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (316 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
74 of its 189 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 32 of Oslo's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
148 of its 237 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dakar accounted for 146 of Senegal's 148 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
386 of its 1,218 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 333 of Seoul's 346 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (288 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
827 of its 2,090 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Building collapse was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
452 of its 669 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (286 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
148 of its 271 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (95 stories). Road crashes were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
98 of its 272 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (91 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
82 of its 91 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bujumbura accounted for 80 of Burundi's 82 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 76 of Bujumbura's 80 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Haiti (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Pakistan (76 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Venezuela (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Jordan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ghana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 35,459 stories about harm among 157,111 counted on 10 Dec.
Bulgaria's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. In Bulgaria's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan. 23 in every 100 of the day's 157,111 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.
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 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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