We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
163 of its 187 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Montevideo accounted for 149 of Uruguay's 163 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
169 of its 219 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 119 of Haiti's 169 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. 115 of Port-au-Prince's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories).
64 of its 97 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Diffa accounted for 62 of Niger's 64 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
79 of its 167 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
74 of its 181 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
225 of its 459 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 147 of Puerto Cabello's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (170 stories). Hunger was named in 148 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
410 of its 608 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 298 of Afghanistan's 410 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
160 of its 204 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 107 of Myanmar's 160 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
839 of its 2,925 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,261 of its 3,482 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: drought in Vietnam (148 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (148 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Switzerland (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Romania (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (576 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 47,479 stories about harm among 210,830 counted on 28 Dec.
Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. of the day's 210,830 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and Pakistan. Uruguay's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%.
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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