We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
148 of its 177 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tunis accounted for 123 of Tunisia's 148 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 118 of Tunis' 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
954 of its 1,122 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. the Sunda Strait accounted for 685 of Indonesia's 954 stories about harm, carried by 670 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Heavy rain was named in 191 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
162 of its 370 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Accidents were named in 76 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.
148 of its 303 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Drownings were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
255 of its 295 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 193 of Sudan's 255 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 192 of Khartoum's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
148 of its 225 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Santiago accounted for 143 of Chile's 148 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 132 of Santiago's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
124 of its 206 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Caracas accounted for 95 of Venezuela's 124 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
168 of its 201 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
140 of its 327 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 101 of Taipei's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (103 stories).
44 of its 47 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Srebrenica accounted for 38 of Bosnia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Antarctica (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Iraq (321 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Türkiye (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 27,363 stories about harm among 139,181 counted on 27 Dec.
Mentions of snowstorms ran more than ten times their usual in Antarctica's news. of the day's 139,181 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Tunisia for the third day running. Tunisia's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. On 27 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 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 harsher 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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