We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
137 of its 162 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Juba accounted for 111 of South Sudan's 137 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
414 of its 765 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kiev accounted for 368 of Ukraine's 414 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. 346 of Kiev's 368 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories).
55 of its 60 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Balaka accounted for 49 of the Central African Republic's 55 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
58 of its 170 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
67 of its 81 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Skopje accounted for 66 of North Macedonia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 61 of Skopje's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories).
168 of its 781 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Meningitis was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
151 of its 246 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
109 of its 390 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
230 of its 452 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 110 of the Bay Islands' 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (188 stories).
1,053 of its 2,379 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Dengue was named in 246 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria, respiratory illness and chikungunya.
Also named far more than usual: dengue in Philippines (246 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Germany (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (86 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Somalia (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (371 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 43,070 stories about harm among 217,704 counted on 5 Dec.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Libya. of the day's 217,704 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the dengue ran about 4 times their usual in the Philippines' news. In South Sudan, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.
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 20 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 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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