We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,412 of its 2,116 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Paris accounted for 1,313 of France's 1,412 stories about harm, carried by 1,002 outlets. 1,194 of Paris' 1,313 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,068 stories). Hurricane was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
67 of its 77 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Bentiu accounted for 62 of South Sudan's 67 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
159 of its 180 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Mogadishu accounted for 108 of Somalia's 159 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
59 of its 117 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories).
69 of its 75 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 7 of Bujumbura's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
433 of its 746 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Unrwa accounted for 290 of Palestine's 433 stories about harm, carried by 7 outlets. 149 of Unrwa's 290 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories).
111 of its 255 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 4 of Manama's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 109 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 18 of Bucharest's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
51 of its 112 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 47 of Faraba Banta's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories).
108 of its 375 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 19 of Kuala Lumpur's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Romania (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in South Africa (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in US (758 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 19,273 stories about harm among 99,126 counted on 2 Dec.
Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 99,126 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In France, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. the news turned to France for the second day running. Mentions of the cholera ran about 4 times their usual in Yemen's news.
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 softer 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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