We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
149 of its 180 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Phnom Penh accounted for 142 of Cambodia's 149 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. 134 of Phnom Penh's 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
586 of its 996 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bethlehem accounted for 496 of Palestine's 586 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
272 of its 870 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (212 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
912 of its 1,854 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Cyclone was named in 203 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, storm surge and tropical storm.
281 of its 323 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tunis accounted for 207 of Tunisia's 281 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 109 of Tunis' 207 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
37 of its 62 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 37 of Bucharest's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
167 of its 187 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 121 of Yemen's 167 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
409 of its 1,442 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 128 of Dublin's 239 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (204 stories). Ebola was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu.
255 of its 815 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (158 stories). Drownings were named in 151 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
995 of its 1,815 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (597 stories). 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.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in France (151 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Ghana (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Mongolia (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (130 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Netherlands (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 30,896 stories about harm among 133,293 counted on 24 Dec.
France's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 133,293 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and the US. Cambodia's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.
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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