We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,198 of its 1,564 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 966 of Egypt's 1,198 stories about harm, carried by 658 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (611 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
88 of its 123 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tirana accounted for 75 of Albania's 88 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. 62 of Tirana's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
37 of its 51 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Malaria was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
121 of its 227 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
159 of its 169 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Srebrenica accounted for 126 of Bosnia's 159 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 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.
97 of its 170 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 77 of Algiers' 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
204 of its 557 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (188 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
350 of its 731 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 82 of Nairobi's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (206 stories).
25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 12 of Ogooue's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).
155 of its 393 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (1161 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (90 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 46,248 stories about harm among 233,660 counted on 12 Dec.
The news turned to Egypt for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 233,660 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Egypt, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% 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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