We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,608 of its 2,393 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (387 stories). Flooding was named in 622 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with typhoon, storms and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
284 of its 404 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 259 of Venezuela's 284 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. 192 of Caracas' 259 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
281 of its 481 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Ankara accounted for 160 of Türkiye's 281 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
345 of its 1,377 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
205 of its 563 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
336 of its 519 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Cairo accounted for 292 of Egypt's 336 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (184 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.
102 of its 190 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Alberto Fujimori accounted for 82 of Peru's 102 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
394 of its 481 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (72 stories). Cholera was named in 106 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
179 of its 194 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Dinka accounted for 138 of South Sudan's 179 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
92 of its 196 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Iraq (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Germany (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in New Zealand (22 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); bird flu in Bahrain (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 20,812 stories about harm among 90,710 counted on 24 Dec.
Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 90,710 stories, above the usual 21. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to the Philippines. the Philippines' news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Austria, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 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 much harsher 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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