We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
869 of its 2,513 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Paris accounted for 779 of France's 869 stories about harm, carried by 781 outlets. 719 of Paris' 779 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
113 of its 126 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Juba accounted for 77 of South Sudan's 113 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Ebola was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
290 of its 370 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Baghdad accounted for 190 of Iraq's 290 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
113 of its 172 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
168 of its 375 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Oslo accounted for 145 of Norway's 168 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. 102 of Oslo's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
65 of its 85 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Kezmarok accounted for 63 of Slovakia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 50 of Kezmarok's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories).
34 of its 56 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 32 of Skopje's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
1,446 of its 4,920 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 483 of Beijing's 661 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (286 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
177 of its 501 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 145 of Warsaw's 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (151 stories). Hurricane was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
120 of its 289 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Cuba (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Switzerland (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Peru (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Japan (59 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (107 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 30,098 stories about harm among 166,431 counted on 10 Dec.
In South Sudan's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 166,431 stories, below the usual 20. It was the third day running that the news turned to France. On 10 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. France stood out: 35% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%.
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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