We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
290 of its 667 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (63 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,711 of its 3,615 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,566 of Israel's 1,711 stories about harm, carried by 690 outlets. 910 of Jerusalem's 1,566 stories were about protests or strikes. Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
113 of its 165 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
158 of its 275 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
123 of its 191 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Hunger was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.
337 of its 630 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Ramallah accounted for 254 of Palestine's 337 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. 127 of Ramallah's 254 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories).
436 of its 712 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ukhia accounted for 255 of Bangladesh's 436 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
316 of its 582 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 265 of Venezuela's 316 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 249 of Caracas' 265 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (258 stories).
161 of its 222 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 8 of Tashkent's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Cambodia (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Netherlands (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (200 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); building collapse in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in South Korea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 37,939 stories about harm among 175,539 counted on 11 Dec.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about France and the US. of the day's 175,539 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Cambodia's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. North Korea's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. A year earlier, on 11 December 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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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