We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
41 of its 70 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 18 of Lima's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
810 of its 939 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Giza accounted for 669 of Egypt's 810 stories about harm, carried by 636 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (544 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
551 of its 865 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Philippine accounted for 357 of the Philippines' 551 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 384 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, volcanic eruption and landslides.
593 of its 1,161 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (74 stories). Landslides were named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
383 of its 699 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 295 of Bangladesh's 383 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. 253 of Dhaka's 295 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
121 of its 153 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. 74 of Khartoum's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
62 of its 70 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kinshasa accounted for 50 of the DR Congo's 62 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 48 of Kinshasa's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
83 of its 94 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
48 of its 63 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
374 of its 469 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. the Sunda Strait accounted for 214 of Indonesia's 374 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (40 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Spain (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Mexico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Palestine (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 21,734 stories about harm among 96,963 counted on 29 Dec.
The Philippines' news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Peru's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 96,963 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. A year earlier, on 29 December 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 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 much 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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