We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,386 of its 2,663 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. the Sunda Strait accounted for 1,245 of Indonesia's 2,386 stories about harm, carried by 899 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Landslides were named in 1,040 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drownings and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
214 of its 496 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 150 of Bangladesh's 214 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 95 of Dhaka's 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
137 of its 194 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Food poisoning was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
141 of its 150 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 124 of Somalia's 141 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
60 of Masam's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Cholera was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
112 of its 274 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
57 of its 71 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Yangon accounted for 51 of Myanmar's 57 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories).
50 of its 154 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
518 of its 2,121 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). HIV was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
295 of its 839 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Germany (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Jamaica (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Canada (55 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 6 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 23,149 stories about harm among 117,759 counted on 24 Dec.
Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 117,759 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and Syria. It was the second day running that the news turned to Indonesia. In Indonesia's news, mentions of landslides ran about three times their 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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