We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
138 of its 290 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Lisbon accounted for 130 of Portugal's 138 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. 121 of Lisbon's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
430 of its 739 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Rimbo accounted for 383 of Sweden's 430 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Plague was named in 13 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.
29 of its 74 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,761 of its 6,205 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,038 stories). Oil spill was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
239 of its 322 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kigali accounted for 207 of Rwanda's 239 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. 128 of Kigali's 207 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
284 of its 512 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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.
258 of its 707 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 152 of Athens' 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
182 of its 214 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
600 of its 928 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (335 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
93 of its 177 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Kyrenia accounted for 87 of Cyprus' 93 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (70 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Papua New Guinea (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Chile (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in Pakistan (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 38,427 stories about harm among 204,910 counted on 6 Dec.
Portugal's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 10%. of the day's 204,910 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual. On 6 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 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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