We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
121 of its 269 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 26 of Awamiya's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
409 of its 517 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Alberto Fujimori accounted for 286 of Peru's 409 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
1,203 of its 1,933 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (299 stories). Typhoon was named in 534 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
481 of its 600 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 424 of Afghanistan's 481 stories about harm, carried by 491 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (289 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
240 of its 465 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 46 of Istanbul's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
114 of its 317 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Earthquake was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
150 of its 213 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
26 of its 28 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Quito accounted for 26 of Ecuador's 26 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories).
142 of its 222 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kiev accounted for 95 of Ukraine's 142 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (97 stories).
135 of its 278 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 131 of Tunisia's 135 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful 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: typhoon in Vietnam (41 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (41 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Germany (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in UK (162 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 20,368 stories about harm among 83,495 counted on 25 Dec.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 5 November 2017. People displaced were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and Iraq. of the day's 83,495 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. the Philippines' news mentioned the typhoon about 4 times as often as usual.
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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