We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
93 of its 102 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tunis accounted for 51 of Tunisia's 93 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 27 of Tunis' 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
657 of its 765 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Santiago accounted for 269 of Chile's 657 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Tsunami was named in 640 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
106 of its 147 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Far North Region accounted for 71 of Cameroon's 106 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
223 of its 401 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (198 stories). Plague was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
247 of its 682 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 100 of Dublin's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
223 of its 709 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
231 of its 255 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,541 of its 2,556 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (333 stories). Storm surge was named in 503 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, cyclone and volcanic eruption.
305 of its 1,201 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
260 of its 358 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Philippines (503 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (44 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Gambia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in South Africa (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Netherlands (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 25,930 stories about harm among 115,535 counted on 25 Dec.
Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Chile's news. of the day's 115,535 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and Syria. In Tunisia, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Germany, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.
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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