We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
403 of its 491 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Valletta accounted for 276 of Malta's 403 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (396 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
229 of its 435 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 190 of Honduras' 229 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. 188 of Tegucigalpa's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (184 stories).
65 of its 74 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Balaka accounted for 46 of the Central African Republic's 65 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
803 of its 1,819 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Malaria was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever, measles and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
297 of its 456 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Nablus accounted for 231 of Palestine's 297 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Flooding was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
126 of its 291 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
538 of its 1,243 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Madrid accounted for 460 of Spain's 538 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (438 stories).
70 of its 94 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
30 of its 44 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 22 of Skopje's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
795 of its 1,524 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Iraq (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Palestine (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Colombia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (311 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Uganda (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 34,425 stories about harm among 184,618 counted on 4 Dec.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 November 2016. 19 in every 100 of the day's 184,618 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Malta, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Iraq's news.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 much softer than 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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