We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,135 of its 1,527 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 835 of Bangladesh's 1,135 stories about harm, carried by 577 outlets. 613 of Dhaka's 835 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,008 stories). Landslides were named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
99 of its 139 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Valledupar accounted for 77 of Colombia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
251 of its 497 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon, cyclone and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
71 of its 115 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
219 of its 342 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Giza accounted for 155 of Egypt's 219 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
17 of its 41 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 9 of Lima's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of Beijing's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). HIV was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
210 of its 226 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (197 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
125 of its 162 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Punta Cana accounted for 120 of the Dominican Republic's 125 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories).
22 of its 22 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in China (57 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in US (1007 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Iran (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Japan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 19,839 stories about harm among 87,953 counted on 30 Dec.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 18 November 2018. In the Philippines' news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 87,953 stories, above the usual 19. Bangladesh's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. This week the news turned most often to Indonesia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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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