We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
225 of its 413 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Buenos Aires accounted for 161 of Argentina's 225 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
160 of its 295 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Copenhagen accounted for 133 of Denmark's 160 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
759 of its 1,136 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ankara accounted for 429 of Türkiye's 759 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. Snowstorms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
35 of its 55 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 15 of Montevideo's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 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.
287 of its 371 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
132 of its 176 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Gorongosa accounted for 99 of Mozambique's 132 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).
165 of its 372 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
72 of its 178 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
117 of its 129 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Tsunami was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
590 of its 1,794 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (181 stories). Road crashes were named in 153 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Italy (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Greece (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Sierra Leone (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Hungary (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Belgium (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 46,943 stories about harm among 211,281 counted on 29 Dec.
In Argentina, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 211,281 stories, as usual. Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
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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