We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
833 of its 936 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Baghdad accounted for 669 of Iraq's 833 stories about harm, carried by 784 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (328 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
2,014 of its 4,101 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,962 of Israel's 2,014 stories about harm, carried by 883 outlets. 1,506 of Jerusalem's 1,962 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,130 stories).
85 of its 156 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Porvoo accounted for 73 of Finland's 85 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories).
8 of its 9 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 215 of Iran's 259 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. 128 of Tehran's 215 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Avalanche was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
106 of its 212 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
97 of its 133 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
47 of its 85 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
112 of its 133 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sevare accounted for 65 of Mali's 112 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
130 of its 142 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry 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: landslides in Czechia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Croatia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in North Korea (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ghana (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (1438 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 26,582 stories about harm among 114,961 counted on 9 Dec.
In the Czechia's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and Yemen. of the day's 114,961 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.
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 23 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 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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