We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,199 of its 1,782 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Manila accounted for 633 of the Philippines' 1,199 stories about harm, carried by 426 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (425 stories). Cyclone was named in 152 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hurricane.
62 of its 82 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Far North Region accounted for 45 of Cameroon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
3,065 of its 8,201 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 757 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
275 of its 349 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Havana accounted for 269 of Cuba's 275 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (262 stories).
224 of its 464 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Plague was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Aleppo accounted for 676 of Syria's 972 stories about harm, carried by 487 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
133 of its 182 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Prague accounted for 90 of the Czechia's 133 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Its coverage was about 6 times as fearful as the world's.
270 of its 366 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.
141 of its 165 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
299 of its 606 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 108 of Bangkok's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories).
Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Mongolia (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Austria (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Ghana (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in North Korea (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (24 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 32,416 stories about harm among 148,292 counted on 26 Dec.
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 148,292 stories, as usual. Mentions of extreme cold ran about 5 times their usual in Mongolia's news. In the Philippines, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% 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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