We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,601 of its 4,505 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jerusalem accounted for 2,485 of Israel's 2,601 stories about harm, carried by 965 outlets. 1,708 of Jerusalem's 2,485 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (1,050 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
474 of its 635 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 321 of Iraq's 474 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). 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.
242 of its 388 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Stockholm accounted for 169 of Sweden's 242 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (220 stories).
98 of its 142 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
249 of its 323 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 221 of Venezuela's 249 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 198 of Caracas' 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (215 stories).
121 of its 212 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 110 of Lebanon's 121 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 100 of Beirut's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories).
Ghouta accounted for 143 of Syria's 201 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 115 of Ghouta's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories). Hunger was named in 118 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
74 of its 99 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 10 of Douala's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
42 of its 95 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
291 of its 1,005 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Food poisoning was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Syria (118 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); food poisoning in France (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (964 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ghana (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Afghanistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 23,813 stories about harm among 100,743 counted on 10 Dec.
The news turned to Israel for the third day running. Mentions of the hunger ran about 9 times their usual in Syria's news. of the day's 100,743 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Israel stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.
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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